New research—and a request for your insights—on innovation networks around the world
Julie Anixter of Innovation Excellence (IE) recently interviewed Professor Robert C. Wolcott (RW) and Research Fellow Michael J. Lippitz (ML) from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, about their cutting-edge research on the emerging phenomenon of “INets:” communities of innovation leaders who learn from each other about innovation management, primarily through mutual sharing of experiences and new techniques.
Rob and Mike are seeking suggestions from our Innovation Excellence community about INets that should be included in their research.
IE: “Innovation Networks” is a broad term. What exactly are you looking for?
ML: Julie, thank you for asking about our work. We’re excited about what we’re finding and eager to engage Innovation Excellence readers in helping us find innovation networks around the world. We’re seeking a particular type of innovation network, which we’re calling an INet. INets are a form of practice where participants focus on learning how to manage innovation, to build their capabilities for leading innovation and their personal networks. The difference here is that INets are not about making a product or solving a specific problem. They’re about capability and network development. And within that, they are about innovation leaders learning from each other – a peer-to-peer motif, if you will. This does not mean that participants are not interested in specific results. They usually are. But they come to the INet to make themselves better at managing all sorts of innovation projects, to become a better innovator, not to, say, find a supplier to solve a technical problem or find an investor for a particular venture.
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