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Structuring the Front End of Innovation

In: Management of the Fuzzy Front End of Innovation

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  • Kurt Gaubinger

    (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)

  • Michael Rabl

    (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)

Abstract

Structuring and managing the innovation process represents one of many critical process-related factors traditionally associated with innovation success. The turbulent environment of the fuzzy front end (FFE) of innovation requires both flexible and structured processes. Carrying out activities by parallel rather than sequential processing, and both within disciplines as well as across disciplines, helps speed up innovation and keep the balance between creativity and the systematization needed. As a start, three of the numerous existing concepts and process models for the FFE are presented and analyzed. Subsequently, a new scalable, process-oriented framework is presented whose four modules (innovation strategy, technology development, concept development, and lean concept development) are characterized by openness in the sense of the open innovation approach and its fuzzy gates. Successfully implementing this abstract framework in an organization requires building a project team and carefully analyzing the current practices so that a company-specific process can be developed and implemented.

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  • Kurt Gaubinger & Michael Rabl, 2014. "Structuring the Front End of Innovation," Springer Books, in: Oliver Gassmann & Fiona Schweitzer (ed.), Management of the Fuzzy Front End of Innovation, edition 127, pages 15-30, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-01056-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01056-4_2
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    1. Anna Rose Vagn Jensen & Christian Clausen & Liv Gish, 2018. "Three Perspectives On Managing Front End Innovation: Process, Knowledge And Translation," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(07), pages 1-32, October.
    2. Parolin, Giácomo & McAloone, Tim C. & Pigosso, Daniela C.A., 2024. "How can technology assessment tools support sustainable innovation? A systematic literature review and synthesis," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    3. Christine Wimschneider & Alexander Brem, 2019. "The Perception Of Creativity Through Multicultural Experience — Results From An Empirical Analysis," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(07), pages 1-31, October.

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