The wicked quadrant of the innovation landscape is characterised by deep uncertainty: nothing is known, nothing is established, neither rules nor tools are defined or available. That makes this fourth quadrant the antithesis of the certainty that shapes business as usual; but what does that mean for innovation in the fourth quadrant? Let's step a little closer.
Globalisation is the evolving background and increasingly becomes the driving factor for many of our considerations and actions; and science, technology, and innovation are no exceptions to this trend. Today, I'll focus on how globalisation provides entirely new means and opportunities to solve problems. How does globalisation help us so that 1 + 1 > 2 ? That's neither black magic nor strange mathematics ...
Cardwell's Law takes a bird's eye view on competition in innovation. Though well supported by historic evidence, it only addresses the symptoms, but not the underlying reasons why a society actually engages in such competition. Time to take second look.
Businesses, and the economy in general, are embedded in society; they are society's means to organise the exchange of goods and services. Innovation on the other hand always fulfils a purpose, thus creating value for society. Time to look at the institutions through which societies cultivate innovation.
Cultivating innovation is what every business leader must achieve to stay in business for more than just one product cycle. However, innovation is more than business, and the existing writing often misses that essential part of reality: the fact that business is embedded in society. TIme to look at this societal context of innovation.
understanding innovation 