The Practice of Innovation: Innovation as the Management of Constraints
Successful innovation requires the management of multiple contexts: those of the customer, the offering itself, the business model for the offering, and the strategic aims of the hosting corporation. An approach to managing these contexts and the constraints they impose was developed and implemented...
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Published in | Research technology management Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 47 - 54 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Arlington
Taylor & Francis
01.03.2011
Industrial Research Institute, Inc Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Successful innovation requires the management of multiple contexts: those of the customer, the offering itself, the business model for the offering, and the strategic aims of the hosting corporation. An approach to managing these contexts and the constraints they impose was developed and implemented at Pitney Bowes. Although it is designed to manage multiple constraints, the approach is based on a deep and continuing reliance on the customer for direction. In this paper, the constraint-driven process is discussed and examples of innovation based on the approach are reviewed. |
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ISSN: | 0895-6308 1930-0166 |
DOI: | 10.5437/08953608X5402009 |