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SURVEY REPORT 2018
Disruptive Technologies &
Innovation Foresight Minds 2018
we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH
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RESEARCH PURPOSE
Market research on disruptive technologies, innovation management and foresighting
TARGET SUBJECT
Innovation & technology experts, industry leaders and decision makers from hidden champions and leading international
companies
METHOD
Online-Survey
PARTICIPANT GENERATION
Email and social media invitations
SAMPLE SIZE
n = 330
ENQUIRY PERIOD
July – August 2018
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
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RESPONDENT PROFILE 4
STUDY RESULTS 5
Reasons for investing in innovation and innovation strategies 6
Linkage between innovation strategy and overall corporate strategy 7
Identifying & evaluating potential innovations 8
The trendsetter-follower-spectrum & reasons for failure 9
Importance of early trend identification 10
Product lifecycle & product / technology development 11
Core competencies in innovation management & solution providers 12
DTIM EUROPE 2018 13
About the conference 14
What to expect 15
Key Topics 16
CONTENT
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Company size
RESPONDENT PROFILEJob position / level
37%
50%
13% Senior Manager
Director / Head of / Leader
VP / SVP / ManagingDirector
up to 1.000
1.001 – 5.000
5.001 – 10.000
10.000 – 50.000
50.001 – 100.000
more than 100.000
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Level of responsibilities
19%
6% 5%
1% 1%
5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Global /corporate
Department National Plant / site Local Other
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STUDY RESULTS
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What are the main reasons why companies need to invest in innovation and find innovation strategies?
STUDY RESULTS
Profit, Margin and Growth
Market Share / Competitiveness
Customer / Client Needs
Business Development
Value Driver / USP
Sustainability and Survival
Technological Innovations
Disruption & Intrapreneurship
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
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How closely is your company’s innovation strategy linked to the overall company strategy?
2%
9%
18%
38%
33%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
1 2 3 4 5- - - -> - - - -> - - - -> - - - ->not linked at all strongly linked
STUDY RESULTS
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How do you identify potential innovations?
Which sources do you use?*
*multiple selection possible
STUDY RESULTSWhich criteria do you use to evaluate potential
innovations? *
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Why does the pursuit of innovation seem to fail
so often? *
*multiple selection possible
STUDY RESULTS
Where would you position your company on the
trendsetter-follower spectrum?
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How important is early trend identification in your mind?
0%3%
16%
39% 41%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
1 2 3 4 5- - - -> - - - -> - - - -> - - - ->not important very important
at all
STUDY RESULTS
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What is the average product lifecycle of your
products / technologies?
How long does the development of products and
technologies in your company take on average?
2%
6%
25%
28% 28%
11%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
< 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years 10-20 years > 20 years
4%
21%
40%
36%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
< 6 months 0.5 - 1 year 1 - 2 years > 2 years
STUDY RESULTS
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Which are the most important core competencies
necessary for successful innovation management? *
*multiple selection possible
Have you ever cooperated with a solution provider
on specific technology foresight methods and/or
innovations / innovation strategies?
Yes
No
Prefer notto disclose
STUDY RESULTS
28.5 %38.2 %
33.3 %
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DTIM EUROPE 2018
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Disruptive Technologies and Innovation Foresight Minds
After a great success in 2017, the DTIM Europe is coming back in November 2018 as the leading knowledge
platform bringing together all stakeholders within manufacturing industries and the production sphere, playing
an active role in Technology & Innovation Management, Technology Foresighting and Screening, Research &
Development and Organizational Change. Be part of DTIM Europe 2018 to gain deeper understanding of how
to detect new technologies & innovations, create new business models, innovate your value chain and shape
robust and value driven strategies within an industrial world that is heavily affected by the digitalization & IoT.
November 25 – 27, 2018
Hotel Oderberger Berlin, Germany
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DTIM Europe 2018
What to expect
• 30+ expert speakers and moderators
• 150+ attendees
• 2.5 days with over 40 sessions incl.
keynotes, case study presentations,
World Café and Challenge your Peers
roundtables and much more
• Icebreaker session
• Networking dinner
• 24 hours of dedicated networking time
It’s a multi-touchpoint concept
The most effective and most informal
networking hub to reach a maximum of
ROI ‒ personal dialogue, direct ex-
change and numerous opportunities
to get meetings with top executives!
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Key Topics at the DTIM Europe 2018
The way to new opportunities through disruptive technologies and evolutionary innovation:• What are the success factors for the implementation of new strategies and
innovation processes? How can these be effectively integrated into existing structures and strategies?
• Incremental innovation vs. disruptive innovation: what makes the management of disruptive technologies so difficult?
• The challenging balancing act for technology driven companies: Technology Push vs. Market Pull
Business Model Innovation: business growth and new business opportunities• How are conditions for growth and innovation changing• How to adapt currently successful business models to new business model
parameters• How to systematically develop new business opportunities• Cross industry innovation: How can companies increase their competitiveness by
extending their product and service portfolio• Researching new technologies and new business opportunities in parallel
IoT and the digital transformation• Potentials and future opportunities with IoT and digitization• How Digitalization is Influencing Business Models of Product and Service• How can risks be rendered more transparent and more easily manageable?• Scenario Techniques as a Tool to Analyze Future Markets and to Improve Reasoning
in Assessing Business Potentials
Technology Foresight & trend management• Technology Foresight & Anticipation of Technological Leaps: From Trends to
New Markets• Assessment and Evaluation of Risks and Consequences of New Developments
and Disruptive Technologies• How to stay on top on technology trends and directions for the future?• How to fill the innovation pipeline today being relevant for the future?• Early Stage vs. Late Stage innovation: How can companies identify relevant
trends and technologies
Start-Ups, Corporate Venturing, Incubators:• How Partnerships can enhance development and turn Market Innovations into
value for all Parties involved• Which types of partnerships are useful? What lessons have been learnt so far?• How Partnerships can enhance development and turn Market Innovations into
value for all Parties involved• Agile innovation concepts: Why are flexibility, agility and lean management
essential, and how can these concepts be implemented successfully
Organizational change and transformation• Leveraging Disruptions & Innovations to Competitive Advantages• Transformation and integration of new technologies: How set the right criteria
of implementing disruptive technologies?• How to Generate Methodologies and Foster their Operationalization within
Complex Business Environment
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DTIM Europe 2018
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