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- Examines the fuzzy front end of the innovation process both through a conceptual and a practical perspective
- Shows the best practice of successful companies in the early stages of the innovation process
- Guides the reader to manage the fuzzy front end of innovation successfully?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Conceptual Part
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book shows the patterns of the fuzzy front end of innovation and how it can be managed successfully. Topics in this book cover traditional instruments and processes such as technology monitoring, market-oriented research management, lead-user developments, but also modern approaches such as frontloading, user community-driven innovation, crowdsourcing, anthropological expeditions, technological listening posts in global R&D settings, cross-industry innovation processes, open innovation, and IP cycle management. Contributions are based on latest research and cases studies on this new paradigm. The authors investigate this phenomenon, linking the practice of the early innovation phase to the established body of innovation research. Conceptional articles complement case studies to provide the reader with insight on managing the fuzzy front end of innovation. Lessons learned with success factors and checklists complement each chapter.​
Editors and Affiliations
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University of St. Gallen Institute of Technology Management, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Oliver Gassmann
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Innovation and Product Management, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Wels, Austria
Fiona Schweitzer
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Management of the Fuzzy Front End of Innovation
Editors: Oliver Gassmann, Fiona Schweitzer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01056-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01055-7Published: 21 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34741-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01056-4Published: 07 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 339
Number of Illustrations: 79 b/w illustrations
Topics: Innovation/Technology Management, IT in Business, Market Research/Competitive Intelligence, Marketing, Organization