November 27, 2014

Opportunities or Areas for Innovation

Every activity done by an organization provides an opportunity for innovation. Porter brought out this idea strongly in his value chain model of an organization. Every activity can become a differentiator and a differentiation in multiple activities becomes difficult for competitors to imitate because they will take time to understand.

Business structure


alliances & partnerships
capital formation



Administration

information flow
automation
insourcing / outsourcing services


Organization

structure type
facilities infrastructure
 IT infrastructure
employee / contractor mix
employee experience
decision making processes
facilities effectiveness
process to improve processes
 education & training


Customer experience

communication process
CRM
brand / image
 advertising
 feedback

Customer service

service process
communication

Supply chain

distribution system
manufacturing
communication
automation

Product

product offering
product availability
technology (hidden)
technology (evident)
manufacturing
R&D
user interface
packaging
functionality
life cycle model
sales model
sustainability
after-sale service
distribution
 style

Production Processes and Technology

Maintenance Processes

Inspection and Quality Control Processes

Pollution Control Process

Industrial Engineering


From Permanent Innovation - Langdon Morris

Permanent Innovation
The Definitive Guide to the Principles, Strategies, and Methods of
Successful Innovators
Langdon Morris

Langdon Morris is a co-founder and principal of InnovationLabs LLC and Senior Practice Scholar at the Ackoff Center of the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow of the Economic Opportunities Program of the Aspen Institute.

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