FRONT END OF INNOVATION RESOURCE PAGE & WHITE PAPERS

Online Resources

The latest Front End News, Research, Definitions, People, and Processes and from the Howe School of Technology Management. Including a fundamental description of The Consortium for Corporate Entrepreneurship & a detailed breakdown to answer your question - What is the Front End of Innovation?

• Accept Software blog
• The Product Development and Management Association’s monthly blog postings.
• An information source and blog focusing on the front end of innovation for both academicians and practitioners.
• Killer Innovations is a source of tools, tricks and lessons about creativity and innovation.
• Innovations for Customers - Andritz Kusters
• Continental Corporation - Winner of the Best Innovator Award 2007

Innovation Webinars

• NEW! Charting the Ocean of Opportunity
• How Sprint Uses Value-Based Management to Innovate
  In this 45 minute Webinar recording you�ll learn how Sprint Nextel used Value Based Management techniques to quickly and confidently identify commercialization and product opportunities that would maximize return on investment.
• How HP Uses Value-Based Management to Maximize New Product Value - Two Case Studies
  In this Webinar featuring Dr. Michael Menke, former Chief Portfolio Advocate and Business Strategist Strategic Planning and Modeling, Hewlett Packard, you'll follow the journey of two products through the new business creation decision process.
• Sheila Mello, Managing Partner talks about the real meaning of customer value and how to get from there to innovative solutions.

White Papers

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• NEW! Challenge 2008: Creating and Retaining Value in Uncertain Times // Don Cresswell, SmartOrg, Inc.
• Doing it Right - Winning with New Products, Dr. Robert G. Cooper
• The Road Map for Innovation Success
• In a People Ready Business ROI Stands for "Return on Innovation"
• ACCEPT Innovation Management Solutions - Create tomorrow's winning products
• The Missing Element in PLM : Forecasting and Managing Economic Value // By Don Creswell, SmartOrg Inc
• Innovation Briefing: Identifying Future Growth Opportunities // By Innovaro
• What Is Outcome-driven Innovation? // By Anthony W. Ulwick, Strategyn
• Breakthrough Products
• Case Study Aqualisa
• Case Study Automated Drug Authentication
• Case Study chf solutions
• Case Study Markem
• Innovation Performance Improvement
• Innovative Services
• Opportunity Discovery
• Paper Can Innovation Be Taught
• Paper Disruptive Technologies
• Paper Innovation a game of chance
• Technology Assessment
• Bert Visser talks to HRDirector on how Kepner-Tregoe helped Sara Lee launch and deliver its new 3volution product in half the forecasted time // First published by the HRDIRECTOR magazine, Issue 40, October 07. Reproduced with permission.
• Roadmap Your Way to Better Innovation // Sopheon
• Improving Performance of Product Development through Effective Management Metrics // Sopheon