Monthly Archives: February 2011

McGill researchers develop a new and inexpensive way of filtering water using silver nanoparticles Disasters such as floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes often result in the spread of diseases like gastroenteritis, giardiasis and even cholera because of an immediate shortage of clean drinking water. Now, chemistry researchers at McGill University have taken a key step towards...

InnovationFixer Blog (February 9, 2011) – Accenture recently published a report on Managing Trust for High Performance. The essence of the report is that trust can be directly related to corporate performance, and that losing trust with customers and other stakeholders is one of the surest ways to destroy value. Trust can also be measured and managed. Open Innovation...

The importance of new markets to growth can’t be overstated. But emerged, emerging and frontier markets are not just about growth. They are a perfect opportunity to extend our innovation capabilities. IM takes a look at the lessons of India as a product frontier. Go to Source ...

Policy makers who want to stimulate innovation need to look at the new generation of people coming into the workforce. But are they properly prepared to play a role in invention and change? Rob Blaauboer looks at Dutch experience of teaching them how. Go to Source Similar Products: Powered by Technology Education: Foundations and Perspectives :: Amazon Technology...

This week we connected with John Steen, senior lecturer in strategic management at the University of Queensland Business School. Find out more about his views on innovation from an academic’s perspective and how he is incorporating Henry Mintzberg’s ‘friendly consulting’ into his classroom. Go to Source ...

Satellite sensing and other technologies could help poor countries minimise environmental damage from aquaculture, says a report. Go to Source ...

The discipline of innovation management is still evolving – yes technologists and scientists have always done invention and product development, and entrepreneurs know how to bend markets to their will. But a discipline to stand alongside marketing, logistics and HR, that’s new. A report from HEC Business School is a welcome overview of how that discipline is...