Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Innovators: How Successful Companies Drive Business Innovation

You can access this report from here. Below are some key findings addressed by the report:
  • Customer-facing business processes are the main targets for innovation.
  • Generating good innovation ideas is hard; getting them to adoption is even harder.
  • Survey respondents say that a culture of innovation is critical, yet they disagree over what exactly it means.
  • Technology investments are being directed towards tools that will increase information sharing and boost productivity.
  • Inability to prove return on investment (ROI) continues to prevent wider deployment of innovation tools.
  • Companies are looking to increase their level of collaboration with research bodies and universities, while scaling back their consulting expenditure.

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