How does one quantify creativity in employees, especially in a research and development field? Employee Creativity and R&D details provides a framework of four complimentary critical approaches that evaluate creativity in the R&D context and how to push it further to the increased ROI of your firm.
Want to increase ROI for your corporate venturing teams? Here is how open innovation especially in risk-laden activities can increase the benefit of bringing in business support in financial, technological ways as well as minimizes the financial risks. Advantages of Open Innovation Practices in Corporate Venturing in Terms of Real Options provides the tools for those individuals and NPD efforts or new entrepreneurial ventures inside your firm.
Examining the cross-cultural collaborations in design education, especially in an Asia / Asia context and an Asia / Europe context Design Patterns for Cross-cultural Collaboration details clear empirical research for localized learning and discusses interactive learning spaces. Not just for educators, it is also pertinent for professionals who are considering cross-cultural working partnerships.
How is it to deal with the complexities of product engineering from the human resources angle? Assessment of Product Engineering Creativity provides a framework in which to assess and evaluate them on a creativity and productivity level. A good guideline for ways to promote and recruit suitable candidates to improve departments and how to build a strong design team.
54 new product development projects are assessed and activities contained therein are measured them in both in-house development departments as well as design agencies to determine best practices for ROI. We see in Action Planning for New Product Development Projects that only a portion of these activities were used in order to develop a project and as such ROI streamlining can easily further increase client and employee value. An excellent system.
Does Infrared Therography (IRT) successfully demonstrate stimulus cognitive tasks in the way that Electroencephalogram (EEG) ad Affective Self Report (ASR) does? Are these the new tools for todays designers? Yes. Comparing Thermographic, EEG, and Subjective Measures of Affective Experience During Simulated Product details how use of these tools are only the beginning of the process for these tools that designers, markets and advertisers are only now beginning to use. And with surprising results.
Social networking has revolutionized the way we communicate; however, can it be a viable business? Social networking is not a business gives some excellent details of how various sites can generate income and the challenges of advertising on social media without encroaching on the perception that every contact is a business.
Introducing the concept of Innovation Matrix, Philip’s Design argues for a matrix-based approach over a traditional linear approach in order to effectively bring innovations to the design market. They must be on to something as Philip’s design innovation mentality is an incredible ROI generator for the firm. Navigating the Innovation Matrix - An Approach to Design Led Innovation details managing multiple options during development which in turn encourages the development of imaginative ideas.
Approaching design value from an economic perspective – there is no other way in the world of business and of course buried in the world of art. Creating Economic Value by Design details many of the major economic models and theories illustrating various perspectives of of how design can add value. Though theoretical, we see a strong overview of economic theories which can be put into practice when integrating design into business for those with the ability to translate. Internationally of course.
Low-Cost versus Innovation - Contrasting Outsourcing and Integration Strategies in Manufacturing is a great breakdown on two outsourcing strategies; low-cost-oriented outsourcing and innovation-oriented outsourcing. Pro’s and cons are discussed and empirical evidence evaluated at a number of firms. An excellent breakdown!
