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Innovation and economic growth

Evan Davis, OUBS Visiting Professor and guest speaker at the Innovation Masterclass, talks about the relationship between innovation and economic growth.

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Innovation and technology: the challenge

Guest blogger: Professor James Fleck, Professor of Innovation Dynamics at The Open University Business School. At the beginning of the Innovation Masterclass, I proposed to run a challenge for examples of an innovation that does not involve technology. Definition of innovation: “Innovation is the practical implementation of a new idea or invention for intended economicContinue reading “Innovation and technology: the challenge”

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Video highlights of Innovation Masterclass

What is innovation? – Professor James Fleck Innovation and technology – Adrian Simpson, SAP & Imran Razzaq, Microsoft Innovation and leadership – Ken Keir, Honda Motor Europe & David Harrison, True Potential

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Honda and the joy of engineering

Guest blogger: Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Open University Business School MBA Alumnus, MAPP graduate of the University of East London, is a UK-based positive psychology consultant, trainer and writer I recently had the privilege of attending an Open University Business School Masterclass and networking event at which Ken Keir, the Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Europe,Continue reading “Honda and the joy of engineering”

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Protected: Attendees only – Innovation Masterclass follow up

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Is preaching innovation to drug makers more relevant than ever?

Guest blogger: Ourania Koumi, The Open University Business School MBA student A rich pipeline of potentially marketable drug compounds is the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry and the first thing that used to come to mind, when as student, I was applying to companies for jobs. When I was labouring day and night against aContinue reading “Is preaching innovation to drug makers more relevant than ever?”

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Innovation or innovators?

David Harrison, Managing Partner of True Potential LLP, The Open University MBA alumnus Edited transcript of Business Perspectives Video: Innovation or innovators? “Most of the organisations I see, they train everybody” “I have observed first hand that it’s about selection. I’m not necessarily a nature versus nurture addict if you like, but if I was,Continue reading “Innovation or innovators?”

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Business Perspectives event: Innovation Masterclass

“Organisational Innovation; a survival imperative?” 15 November 2012. Location: Cumberland Hotel, London W1. The theme of this event is ‘Innovation’, a subject area identified as critical to ongoing professional development in recent research findings from the OUBS alumni. As a result we have developed a masterclass combining industry-leader and academic perspectives that will explore howContinue reading “Business Perspectives event: Innovation Masterclass”

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Innovating Pedagogy

Institute of Educational Technology and Mathematics, Computing and Technology academics have published the first in a new series of OU Innovation Reports which explore new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world. This first report, called ‘Innovating Pedagogy 2012’ proposes ten innovations that are already current but haven’t yet had a profoundContinue reading “Innovating Pedagogy”