IRE RISforCCH Meissner InnoCulture

Innovation culture: 

Innovation culture RIS for Central Switzerland - Zentralschweiz innovativ Jens O. Meissner Simone Schweikert Patricia Wolf

Content: 

Content Locating Innovation Culture Innovation Profiles Conclusions

Locating Innovation Culture: 

Locating Innovation Culture Unfreezing Uncovering Refreezing Enacting Change Redefining Action Challange Structures New structures Processes New Processes Mental Models New Thinking Shared WILL Re-acting Re-structuring Re-framing Re-designing Re-generating Scharmer, C.-O.: Self-transcending knowledge: Sensing and organizing around emerging opportunities. In: Journal of Knowledge Management, Special issue, 2001

Methodological Path: 

Methodological Path Asking Interviewpartner for Story (narrative interview) Transcribe interview Study it in tandems and within the project group Analyze it and try to look through the eyes of people being studied Construct archetypes (= innovation profiles) Source: Meissner, J. O.: Multi-stage analysis for knowledge reflection. In: A. S. Kazi & P. Wolf (eds.) (2007): Hands-On Knowledge Co-Creation and Sharing: Practical Methods and Techniques. Knowledge Board.

SME Innovation Profiles: Overview: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Overview Innovation Culture Leader 11 SME Wolf, P., Schweikert, S., Hauser, C.: Getting to Know the Customer: Adapting Services of Swiss Universities to the Needs of Rural SMEs . Proceedings of CINet Conference 2006 in Lucca, Italy Profiles distinguish in: Cause and sources for innovation, innovation activities, success factors and barriers and outcome of innovation process (on the next two slides we explain the bold in more detail)

SME Innovation Profiles: Success Factors: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Success Factors Innovation Culture Leader: innovation competence of organisational members (16/67) innovation awareness (16/67) innovation supporting environment (14/67) Wolf et al. (2006)

SME Innovation Profiles: Outcome of innovation process: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Outcome of innovation process Innovation Culture Leader: new products/ services/ technologies (10/11) benefit for clients (9/9) Wolf et al. (2006)

SME Innovation Profiles: Cause for Innovation: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Cause for Innovation Innovation Culture Leader: passion for innovation of all kind Wolf et al. (2006)

SME Innovation Profiles: Sources for innovation: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Sources for innovation Innovation Culture Leader: employees (17/82) partners and universities (both 16/82), clients (15/82) suppliers (9/82), business associations (6/82) Wolf et al. (2006)

SME Innovation Profiles: Innovation activities: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Innovation activities Innovation Culture Leader: strong partnerships: product development with clients, universities, suppliers, experts, other organisations (56/113) internal knowledge exchange (20/113) Wolf et al. (2006)

SME Innovation Profiles: Barriers: 

SME Innovation Profiles: Barriers Innovation Culture Leader: organisational environment (8/23) innovation competence of organisational members (5/23) technical problems (5/23) Wolf et al. (2006)

Working with Practitioners – Mind Shift in 30 Minutes: 

Working with Practitioners – Mind Shift in 30 Minutes

Working with Practitioners –Co-Construction of Complex Processes: 

Working with Practitioners – Co-Construction of Complex Processes

Conclusions: 

Conclusions Change Redefining Processes New Processes Mental Models New Thinking Shared WILL Re-framing Re-generating Re-designing Innovation Processes and Profiles Multiple Intelligence*, Relational Thinking, „Total Innovation Attitude“ Challange New Structures Pre-(school) Education Influencing the Political Agenda RISforCCH *Gardner, H. (1999) Intelligence Reframed. Multiple intelligences for the 21st century, New York: Basic Books

Slide15: 

Vision beyond the Project We are one dynamic visible region who collaborates to make Central Switzerland more competitive and an even better place to live in. Thank you for your attention! For further information please see www.ris-zentralschweiz.ch. Please don‘t hesitate to contact us.