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If you want to know more about Mr Conser and Game Changer, please click [http://earthsky.org/energy/russ-conser-shells-gamechanger-program-sponsors-entrepreneurs]
If you want to know more about Mr Conser and Game Changer, please click [http://earthsky.org/energy/russ-conser-shells-gamechanger-program-sponsors-entrepreneurs]


<h3><font color="#606060" >Innovation - a definition</font></h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Innovation - a definition</font></h3>
In 1897, James Henry Atkinson, a British inventor, came up with the notion of combining a small piece of wood, a wire spring, and a piece of cheese. He called it the "little nipper."<br><br>
In 1897, James Henry Atkinson, a British inventor, came up with the notion of combining a small piece of wood, a wire spring, and a piece of cheese. He called it the "little nipper."<br><br>
Procter Brothers, the Welsh company that bought the patent from Atkinson, has been fortunate that, in the 107 years since, no one has come up with a more efficient means of dispatching rodents. In fact, the company still commands 60% of the British market. For nearly every other business, though, building just one better mousetrap every century is not enough. To stay ahead, they must constantly search for the next idea that will best the competition.<br><br>
Procter Brothers, the Welsh company that bought the patent from Atkinson, has been fortunate that, in the 107 years since, no one has come up with a more efficient means of dispatching rodents. In fact, the company still commands 60% of the British market. For nearly every other business, though, building just one better mousetrap every century is not enough. To stay ahead, they must constantly search for the next idea that will best the competition.<br><br>
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<h3>Interview Questions</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Interview Questions</font></h3>
[http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_Innovation_Interview_Questions Interview Questions reference page] <br>
[http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_Innovation_Interview_Questions Interview Questions reference page] <br>


<h3>Research Questions</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Research Questions</font></h3>


[[Research Questions - Reference page]]
[[Research Questions - Reference page]]


<h3>Driving Forces</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Driving Forces</font></h3>


[[Driving Forces - Reference Page]]<br><br>
[[Driving Forces - Reference Page]]<br><br>
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No - Empire with Walls (Scenario 4)<br>
No - Empire with Walls (Scenario 4)<br>


<h3>Scenario Stories</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Scenario Stories</font></h3>


[[Scenario 1 - Innovation for the Greater Good]]<br>
[[Scenario 1 - Innovation for the Greater Good]]<br>
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<h2><font color="green">Further Reading</font></h2>
<h2><font color="green">Further Reading</font></h2>
<h3> Web Source</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" > Web Source</font></h3>
* JSB at Stanford: "Collaborative Innovation and a Pull Economy" [http://edgeperspectives.com/blog/2010/04/jsb-at-stanford-collaborative-innovation-and-a-pull-economy.html] <br>
* JSB at Stanford: "Collaborative Innovation and a Pull Economy" [http://edgeperspectives.com/blog/2010/04/jsb-at-stanford-collaborative-innovation-and-a-pull-economy.html] <br>
* JSB web page [ http://www.johnseelybrown.com] <br>
* JSB web page [ http://www.johnseelybrown.com] <br>
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* Reasons for Open Innovation Failure [http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2010/08/10/top-10-reasons-for-open-innovation-failure/]<br>
* Reasons for Open Innovation Failure [http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2010/08/10/top-10-reasons-for-open-innovation-failure/]<br>


<h3>Further Innovation Reading </h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Further Innovation Reading</font> </h3>
* The innovation machine - Two gurus look at the perspiration side of innovation [http://www.economist.com/node/16888745]
* The innovation machine - Two gurus look at the perspiration side of innovation [http://www.economist.com/node/16888745]
* Innovation is Not Creativity [http://blogs.hbr.org/govindarajan/2010/08/innovation-is-not-creativity.html]
* Innovation is Not Creativity [http://blogs.hbr.org/govindarajan/2010/08/innovation-is-not-creativity.html]
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* MIT's Eric von Hippel: Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms [http://fora.tv/2008/04/08/MITs_Eric_von_Hippel_Open_Innovation]
* MIT's Eric von Hippel: Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms [http://fora.tv/2008/04/08/MITs_Eric_von_Hippel_Open_Innovation]


<h3>Further Reading - Books</h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Further Reading - Books</font></h3>
* Wisdom of Crowds [http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Crowds-James-Surowiecki/dp/0385721706/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282919569&sr=1-1]
* Wisdom of Crowds [http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Crowds-James-Surowiecki/dp/0385721706/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282919569&sr=1-1]
* The Big Switch [http://www.amazon.com/Big-Switch-Rewiring-Edison-Google/dp/0393333949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282919539&sr=1-1]
* The Big Switch [http://www.amazon.com/Big-Switch-Rewiring-Edison-Google/dp/0393333949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282919539&sr=1-1]
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* Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks [http://www.amazon.com/Swarm-Creativity-Competitive-Collaborative-Innovation/dp/0195304128/ref=sid_dp_dp/186-7899695-2573164#reader_0195304128]
* Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks [http://www.amazon.com/Swarm-Creativity-Competitive-Collaborative-Innovation/dp/0195304128/ref=sid_dp_dp/186-7899695-2573164#reader_0195304128]


<h3>Want to know even more about scenarios? </h3>
<h3><font color="#505050" >Want to know even more about scenarios? </font></h3>
The Evolving Internet: A look ahead to 2025 by Cisco and the Monitor Group's Global Business Network [http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_082510b.html]<br>
The Evolving Internet: A look ahead to 2025 by Cisco and the Monitor Group's Global Business Network [http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_082510b.html]<br>
Scenario Panning Resources from futuramb.se [http://www.well.com/~mb/scenario_planning/]
Scenario Panning Resources from futuramb.se [http://www.well.com/~mb/scenario_planning/]

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