Damian Gordon
Innovation and Open Innovation
Invention and Innovation
Idea
Invention and Innovation
Technology
Idea
Product
Invention and Innovation
Technology
Idea
Business
Product
Invention and Innovation
Technology
Idea
Sustainable Business
Business
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Invention and Innovation
Technology
Idea
Sustainable Business
Business
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Invention and Innovation
Technology
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Diffusion of Innovations
Developed by Everett Rogers
Diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system.
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1º 6º Knowledge Person becomes aware of an innovation and has some idea of how it functions
PersuasionPerson forms a favorable or unfavorable attitude toward the innovation
DecisionPerson engages in activities that lead to a choice to adopt or reject the innovation
Implementation Person puts an innovation into use
ConfirmationPerson evaluates the results of an innovation-decision already made
Adoption of Innovation Step Process
Adoption of Innovation over time
Adoption of Innovation over time
Adoption of Innovation over time
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1º 6º Relative advantage
Compatibility
Complexity of transition
Possibility of testing
Visibility of benefits
Adoption probability grows if innovation has clear advantages for product, service or current behaviorThe more innovation is consistent with pre-existing higher the adoption probabilityComplex changes involved in innovation, reduce adoption likelihood
A chance to try an innovation before making a final decision increase adoption likelihoodThe more obvious innovation benefits the greater adoption likelihood
5 Critical Factors Influencing Innovation Diffusion
Innovation
Following Joseph Schumpeter’s 1934 book “The Theory of Economic Development: An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle” innovation is distinguished from invention by the fact that innovation is usually applied successfully in practice.
Innovation - Diffusion
When innovation occurs, innovations may be spread from the innovator to other individuals and groups.
This process has been proposed that the life cycle of innovations can be described using the 's-curve' or diffusion curve. The s-curve maps growth of revenue or productivity against time.
Innovation - Diffusion
In the early stage of a particular innovation, growth is relatively slow as the new product establishes itself.
At some point customers begin to demand and the product growth increases more rapidly.
New incremental innovations or changes to the product allow growth to continue.
Towards the end of its life cycle growth slows and may even begin to decline. In the later stages, no amount of new investment in that product will yield a normal rate of return.
Innovation - Diffusion
The s-curve derives from an assumption that new products are likely to have "product Life". i.e. a start-up phase, a rapid increase in revenue and eventual decline.
But in fact the great majority of innovations never get off the bottom of the curve, and never produce normal returns.
Innovation - Diffusion
Innovative companies will typically be working on new innovations that will eventually replace older ones. Successive s-curves will come along to replace older ones and continue to drive growth upwards. In the figure above the first curve shows a current technology. The second shows an emerging technology that current yields lower growth but will eventually overtake current technology and lead to even greater levels of growth. The length of life will depend on many factors.
Open Innovation
Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology”.
The boundaries between a firm and its environment have become more permeable; innovations can easily transfer inward and outward.
Open Innovation
The central idea behind open innovation is that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, companies cannot afford to rely entirely on their own research, but should instead buy or license processes or inventions (e.g. patents) from other companies. In addition, internal inventions not being used in a firm's business should be taken outside the company (e.g., through licensing, joint ventures, spin-offs)
Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
DevelopNew ideas
Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
Ideas and innovations
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Open Innovation
Idea Generation Selection Execution Commercialization
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Open Innovation
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Open Innovation
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Crowdfunding
The Status Quo
Venture capital difficult to find for smaller requirements
Debt finance hard to come by Business angels – limited investments
– Typically a syndicate each investing £10k - £100k What if there was a way to have say 5000 angels
each investing £10? What if anyone could become a business angel?
• Crowdfunding is an approach to raising the capital required for a new project or enterprise by appealing to large numbers of people for small donations
• Crowdfunding examples• Kiva.org - $325m funding raised, >777,000 lenders,
~800,000 entrepreneurs• Kickstarter.com – >24,000 projects funded, >
$250m pledged to-date, 2m people have pledged
Crowdfunding
Three Types of Crowdfunding
1. Donations, Philanthropy and Sponsorship where there is no expected financial return
– Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, Faithfunder, CharitySub, ChipIn, Catchafire
2. Lending/Borrowing– KIVA, RateSetter, Funding Circle
3. Investment in exchange for equity, profit or revenue sharing
– Profounder, AppBackr, PeerBackers, Quirky, GrowVC
Fast Growing Retail Business
Funding Circle is a UK clearinghouse for semi-anonymous lenders and borrowers (bank)
Primarily for expanding existing small businesses
Variable loan rates/term Average return 8.3% Funding Circle does the credit
check, rates risk Lender amounts small $40 million in transactions to date
Common Crowdfunding Mistakes
1. Asking for Too Much… or Too Little2. A Bad Promo Video: too long, not clear on the
benefits, no humour, no excitement3. No Clear Itemized Budget4. Poor or Overpriced Perks5. Failing to Promote Your Project to Your Social Media
Network6. Failing to Inspire - No Good Story or Hook7. Giving Up Too Early