The application of lean sigma is gaining momentum in drug discovery and development but it remains controversial because of perceptions that process improvement will suppress much-needed creativity and innovation. We review the conditions required to support creativity and innovation and the principles and benefits of lean sigma in a drug discovery environment. We conclude that it is desirable ...

This paper explores the impact creative engineering design methodologies will have on the development of conceptual system designs for technically complex systems. To meet the requirements of the many innovations of products and their technology, these technically complex systems must be innovative to make effective use of them. This report generates a value-chain that shows the link between cr...

“Crowdsourcing” is currently one of the most discussed key words among IS and innovation researchers. The major question for both research and business is how to find and lever the enormous potential of the “collective brain” to broaden the scope of “open R&D”. Thus, Communities for Innovations seem to be a promising way for integrating customers into innovation processes. But what are necessar...

During one of a series long 10-hour drives to Pennsylvania, I came across the Facebook page “Brain Pickings” by Maria Popova. The covers topics literature, science, art, philosophy, ...

This paper presents un early attempt at developing a framework for studying organizational creativity in the IS domain. A managerial model of organizational creativity is proposed, tying together organizational inputs, creative processes, creative outputs and organizational outcomes based on research in organizational creativity, organizational innovation and strategic management. The model is ...

Introduction It is often argued that projects are the organisational form most ideally suited for innovation (e. Typically bringing together groups of people representing a diverse range of skills, knowledge, experience, functions, roles, and disciplines, projects are frequently depicted as sites of intense negotiation and creativity, where alternative ideas are generated, decisions are made, a...