The Innovation Enterprise: IP, Disciplines & Roles
Innovation does not happen in a vacuum - it happens inside an enterprise, drawing on many disciplines and protected (sometimes) by intellectual property. This module rounds out the foundations: the role of IP, the vital caution that innovation is not IP, the disciplines that each contribute, and the structures and roles that make an organization able to innovate.
Quick poll
What most determines whether a company can innovate well?
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Learning objectives
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain the role of intellectual property in protecting innovation
- Understand why innovation is not the same as IP - and the risk of confusing them
- Describe how different business disciplines each contribute to innovation
- Outline common structures and roles that enable innovation
- Draw lessons from building a real corporate innovation program
In this module
Sources & Further Reading
- •Teece, D., "Profiting from Technological Innovation", Research Policy, 1986.
- •Chesbrough, H., Open Innovation, 2003.
- •Global Innovation Institute (GInI), Foundations of Innovation body of knowledge.