Innovation Management

BP was lauded for renaming itself "beyond petroleum" a few years ago. This paper discusses how it is now backtracking from this radical jump. Path dependency exists after all!

Things are moving in the world of automotive. Now parterships are under way to provide the necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles (at this time, no one is talking about hydrogen any more). What will be the impact on the automotive industry? And what about the gasoline distribution industry?

Same as previous post

Another post on "the car of the future". Radically new architecture (fuel cells, electric wheels, ultracapacitors, etc.) and business model based on microfactories and open source IP. Will it be the dominant design of the future?

The EU commission wants to end Microsoft's bundling of a browser with the operating system. But can you really force a split between the two? And can you force Microsoft to carry competing products as well? In the end, it depends on product architecture

What will the future of personal computing be? After the era of the PC, what kind of devices will emerge as dominant designs?

Microsoft replies by giving up bundling. It's probably to let PC-makers force the choice on customers.

The shift to netbooks also opens up competition in the field of microprocessors. Can ARM Holdings be successful in fighting against players like Intel and Motorola?

The rise of the new IT paradigm (i.e. netbooks and "cloud computing") allows reshuffling in the dominance of the operating systems standard. Could Google's Chrome be the next Windows?

Describes the state of the art in the implementation of IT systems in healthcare, and the associated change management problems.

Story about IBM's move from software to services science. There is an interesting sideways remark on the fact that this effort will also act as determinant for developing the "internet of things"

More and more car companies are getting their feet in next-generation vehicles. In this case, by buying a stake in a startup company.

You can have lots of innovation in a seemingly low-tech item as diapers too. Click on the "diapers trials" video to get an idea of the effort behind incremental innovation.

The shift to digital media requires a shift in business models. But, are customers willing to pay enough to cover the costs?

Technological paradigms exist in seemingly low-tech agriculture too. The upcoming one is "precision agriculture".

Interesting article on J&J's longtime growth story. Strategy appears to be midway between a diversified conglomerate and a focus on health-related core competencies