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What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition

Skillicorn, N. (2016)

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Definition from 15 identified experts. Pulls out most cited aspects from those definitions, for example 60% having an idea, 13% moving forwards. Proposes a definitive definition of “Executing an idea which addresses a specific challenge and achieves value for both the company and customer”.  
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Growth & Innovation

McKinsey & Company

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Gives some statistics on innovation such as: 84% of executives agree innovation is important to growth strategy 80% of executives agree that business model are at risk 6% of executives are satisfied with innovation performance Very few executives know what exactly the problem is, and how to improve in innovation and R&D
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Hackathon 2.0 – Stop the Innovation Theatre

Lindblom, S. (2017)

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Lists some considerations to take into account to avoid your innovation approach descending into just being innovation theatre.   See article: The Innovation Problem
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The services powerhouse: Increasingly vital to world economic growth

Buckley, P., Majumdar, R. (2018)

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Takes a classical view (goods-dominant logic) of emerging service economy. Giving a good set of stats from OECD, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation and various other national government figures.
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Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice

Christensen, C. M., Dillon, K., Hall, T., Duncan, D. S. (2016)

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Defines and describes Jobs to be done theory. Here we step outside the view of trying to find innovations based on knowledge of our customers segmentation or traits. And instead wonder what job it is they are hiring us to do for them. For me, this also sits at the heart of service-dominant logic. Once […]
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