Cambridge Judge Business School Discussions on Innovation Cambridge University
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Cutting-edge expert commentary, analysis and business insights on the innovation issues of the day from Cambridge Judge Business School's global faculty, associates and guest speakers.
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Innovation needs more than just money
A new five-day Executive Education programme, 'Making Your Organisation Innovative', aims to embed innovation as a core organisational activity rather than the work of one department.
Professor Stelios Kavadias says the programme will explain the importance of properly leveraging a key driver of innovation - creativity. Creativity lies not just with individuals but it requires many individuals to collaborate so that ideas flow and new solutions can emerge and be tested. -
Innovation policy needs to change
Macroeconomist Michael Kitson argues that a new and much broader innovation policy is needed to create meaningful economic growth. Although investing in technology innovation is important for long-term growth it will not address the current need.
A new and broader innovation strategy should have innovation operating within a system and not just in individual markets. Essential are exchanges of ideas, and the building of both knowledge and networks to help deliver a more innovative economy. -
The West takes up the frugal innovation gauntlet
Western demand for frugal innovation has surprised the authors of a book published a year ago, urging the West to look to India, Brazil and China for new approaches.
The book - "Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth" - was co-authored by Jaideep Prabhu, Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business & Enterprise. He says the amount of interest shown by the West, from both smaller entrepreneurs and larger companies innovating for Western markets, has been particular striking. -
Leading innovative organisations
Cambridge Judge Business School and its Belgian counterpart Vlerick in Brussels are among the most prominent business schools in Europe. Together they are offering a unique programme on strategy and innovation.
The two schools are meeting a demand underlined in recent research indicating that one in four companies fails to effectively leverage and commercialise new ideas. -
Calling all entrepreneurs
Professor Michael Barrett has been studying a mobile phone-based solution that offers financial access for populations that have no bank accounts in emerging economies. Called M-Pesa ('M' for mobile, and 'Pesa' a Swahili word for money), it was developed by Sagentia in Cambridge and Vodafone.
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Frugal innovation key to healthcare
According to Professor Balram Bhargava, India is poised to lead the way in a decade of innovation underpinned by the need to be frugal, simple and affordable.