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Here you will find material both produced by Innovationz and related to our activities.

INNOVATION JOURNEY

The innovation process is often random and unstructured. On the following page, we use the analogy of a journey by train in order to make the process more tangible. To our help, we have used the Value Generation Model (VGM) as a tool for planning the innovation journey. There are three main stages: ...

New Product Development in SMEs

Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are world-leading innovators, but not all SMEs can replicate that same success every time. The problem is that their methods are ambiguous and undefined. Only a small amount of research has gone into this area, and little is understood about the process that SMEs use ...

Sustainable Business Practices

Pressure on industry to become environmentally conscious is increasing in the developed world. SMEs have an important role to play in this context as they make up a significant proportion of industry in industrialised economies. However, many SMEs are struggling to operationalise the concept of sustainable ...

CEO IN THE BOILER SUIT

David Walker This creative narrative characterises Small to Medium Enterprises (SME's) in New Zealand's wider business environment. The story is a metaphor for what New Zealand firms have been through, their present struggles, and what they may face in the future; and it presents SME's in an interesting ...

Publications

Seidel, M.C., Seidel, R.H.A., et al. (2008). A Systems Approach to the Implementation of Environmentally Benign Practices in Manufacturing SMEs. 15th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. Sydney. Seidel, M., Seidel, R., Tedford, D., Cross, R., & Wait, L. (2008). A Systems Modelling ...

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