Symphony Services' Inside Innovation podcast series explores the inner workings of global innovation ecosystems. Today, more than ever, any company in any industry or business has a sharp focus on innovation in order to remain competitive. Innovation is no longer just a term that every organization is giving lip-service to; it is critical to their ability to deliver significant value through new product, services, or solutions, by leveraging a global ecosystem. This series explores global innovation processes, profiles technologies and emerging best practices, and talks with industry innovators who are pioneering successful ecosystems - all of which are leading to the creation of value.
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Innovation and Product Engineering
Innovation is the fundamental source of sustainable value manifested by new revenue streams and higher profits. Dr. Jerry Smith, Symphony's CTO, talks about innovation, R&D performance and the role of global product development and engineering.
| Duration: 00:23:34 | MP3 - 8.3 MB | Listen | Download | Add to iTunes |
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The Vitality Index (VI)
Measuring the impact that innovation programs have on organizational value is extremely important. Traditional measures are ineffective and a new measurement approach is needed, one that correlates activity to value.
| Duration: 00:22:57 | M4A (video)- 33.4 MB | Listen | Download | Add to iTunes |
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Managed Innovation
Innovation just doesn't happen, it is a managed process. We are going to take a look at the process of innovation, from critical characteristics to toolboxes.
| Duration: 00:26:03 | M4A (video)- 36.9 MB | Listen | Download | Add to iTunes |
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Resources
Download Symphony Services latest white paper to learn about trends and best practices in establishing global innovation networks.
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Dr. Jerry Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Symphony Services
"Innovation has become a 'hype' word for most. But enterprises that embrace R&D globalization and create strong global ecosystems are bringing cutting edge innovations to market faster, while their less globally-minded competitors lose market share."