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Joint efforts for innovation and thrilled customers New products and services pursue the goal of exciting as many customers as possible and convincing them with real added value. That is...

Pre-seed consulting, foundation consulting and startup coaching Do Startups need consulting? One might think it’s unnecessary. Established companies regard startups with some envy. Innovative, creative, great publicity, and plenty of...

What ist TRIZ? A brief Introduction Many companies are faced with the challenge of developing new technical solutions. They need innovative products with outstanding functions and novel, high-performance processes. But...

Innovation is more than just a good idea “I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways in which it doesn’t work.” This quote is attributed to Thomas Alva Edison. A...

Reinventing yourself is not always easy Every day, development teams solve technical problems. Often successfully. But sometimes lengthy brainstorming sessions burn up employees’ hours. It is often difficult to come...

Everyone is looking for the product of the future When was the last time you saw a really new product? The first smartphone? Quite a while ago. The Segway? Very...

The strategic decision as to who can play a part in innovation Innovation means developing something new and being successful with it in the target group. For companies, this usually...

Innovation is a buzzword AND an important success factor for companies today. This is because companies are increasingly looking for ways to promote their innovation culture and develop groundbreaking ideas....

Can’t we just have some brilliant ideas?! Ideas are of course a necessary part of successful innovation. Even if having ideas is not sufficient for innovation. It is mostly just...

When good advice is darely needed and ideas are rare, an ideation workshop can help. Ideation is a synonym for idea development or idea creation. It doesn’t always have to...

How a Patent Booster Workshop works R&D people are familiar with this situation: Sitting alone before the laptop, doing regular patent researches, generating ideas with the hope to develop a...

Introduction iEER is an Interreg Europe funded flagship project that has been revived for 2022, bringing together 8 regions. Originally initiated in 2016 by a group of regions awarded with...

The creative power of the third dimension Creative techniques can help to stimulate group work and promote innovative thinking. The “LEGO® Serious Play®” method (LSP for short) works with three-dimensional...

There are many misconceptions in companies about innovation management. No wonder: innovation is hype, buzzword and hope for the future at the same time. The label “being innovative” has an...

Consulting for innovation and future business Innovation Consulting for business model innovation often sounds strange to development managers, developers and engineers at first. Aren’t we the experts? What are they supposed...

Management Consultants also help in engineering Innovation Consulting for technology innovation often sounds strange to development managers, developers and engineers. Aren’t we the experts? What do they think they can...

Or: How to solve any technical problem in no time at all Lars Lindner* is an engineer and technician. With heart and soul. Since his studies, he has been fascinated...

Do industrial companies need new business models? Innovation and future orientation are essential for companies in all industries. New technologies and patents, future products, innovative processes and services. All this...

How does innovation work? Innovation is on everyone’s lips. Innovation gives you a competitive edge. Innovation is sexy. Who doesn’t want to be “innovative”? But how does it actually work?...

What keeps us from successful innovation? Isn’t it supposed to be pretty easy? Just identify the problem, develop a solution, register the patent and launch on the market, right?

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