We support your

innovation management

by consulting in order to increase your innovation capabilities and your innovation activities in your specific environment and with your specific conditions
by pushing your team for more and better ideas
by managing temporarily or permanently your innovations
by our entire multi-year experience in innovation
for example in these tasks

Innovation culture, strategy & organization

anchoring innovation in company culture and daily routine without distracting from the core
creation of an invention friendly culture coexisting to the optimization culture
visualization and communication of innovation activities
mobilization of the whole company, the internal resource pool for innovation, encourage open discussions, casual meetings, mind sharing and by this systematic found serendipities

definition of a clear product innovation strategy as part of your business strategy
definition of future growth areas within and beyond the core business
definition of an investment plan for all innovation segments

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

Henry Ford

involvement of internal resources by workshops, special events, weekly meetings, 1to1 talks
identification of the top talents for innovation in your organization
activation of your network, partner with supplier & universities, push open innovation
strengthen direct customer contact, do open customer interviews, meet and watch

identification of the right problems, definition of existing gaps and unmet customer needs; identification of the future customer problems/needs (market pull)
implementation of systematic technology screening / patent analysis / trend check in material science (technology push)
implementation of systematic problem solving by use of creative techniques (TRIZ / 3P…)
investigation of products of competition or adjacent industries by value analysis (reverse engineering)
application of reverse innovation thinking (according Mr. Govindarajan)

alignment of idea evaluation with innovation strategy
definition of evaluation criteria including customer perspective, market perspective and possibilities for realization in the company (distance from the core business)
definition of a stepwise idea evaluation process with clear communication paths
critical review of all evaluation assumptions and remaining risks / unknowns
early involvement of managers and opinion leaders of other functions especially marketing and sales

definition an intellectual property strategy and alignment with innovation and business strategy
creation of a systematic patent evaluation process
creation of a patent application process compliant with legal requirements and optimized costs and timeline