Ecosystem for Innovation EngineChapter 3

Innovation EngineInside of innovation engine:1. Knowledge – fuel for imagination2. Imagination – catalyst for the

transformation of knowledge into new ideas

3. Attitude – spark that sets the innovation engine in motion

Innovation Engine Outside of innovation engine

1. Resources – all assets in a community2. Habitat – the people in the team, the

rules, rewards and the physical space3. Culture – collective beliefs, values and

behaviors in a community

Systematic Inventive Thinking

1. Serendipitous (pure chance) inventions – basketball game invented by James Naismith in 1891.

2. Process of ideation – new, useful and surprising.

Systematic Inventive Thinking1. Innovation by Subtraction

Example: ?????? Self-service

Systematic Inventive Thinking2. Innovation by Division

a. Functional division – Check-in-process, shampoo (cleansing and conditioners)b. Physical division – jigsaw puzzlec. Preserving division – smaller packages, diet-friendly, convenient versions

Systematic Inventive Thinking3. Innovation by MultiplicationA component has been copied but changed in some ways, usually in a way that initially seemed unnecessary or odd.E.g. children bicycle with 2 training wheels,Picture-in-picture, Gillette shaver TRAC II Twin Blade Shaving system

Systematic Inventive Thinking4. Innovation by Task UnificationTesco: Homeplus Subway Virtual Store (Movie)

Systematic Inventive Thinking5. Innovation by Attribute Dependency