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Series 2, Episode 44 : Are all innovation failures the same? With Professor Elena Freisinger, Technische Universität Ilmenau / Ilmenau Technical University, Germany Innovation is an inherently risky business.When we push the boundaries of possibility and try to develop new products, processes or services, we are by definition moving into areas that are new and unexplored.A key consequence of this is that innovation sometimes – or even often – results in failure.But why is this?And are all innovation failures the same?To explore this further, I am delighted to be joined by Dr Elena Freisinger who, together with Professor Ian McCarthy of Simon Fraser University, has recently published on just this topic.The #podcast episode is available now via our website - https://lnkd.in/gMK9tXyd - and also on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify and elsewhere, and also now on Substack - https://lnkd.in/eeJZCpcu!About our guest…Elena Freisinger is an Assistant Professor of Innovation Management at Ilmenau University of Technology in Thuringia, Germany.Elena’s research focuses on the behavioral aspects of Innovation Management, and she investigates the behavior of innovation decision-makers with regard to technological and environmental change and how this affects innovation management and business models of organizations. The article discussed is open access and can be downloaded from here: https://lnkd.in/emErQR7yYou can find out more about Elena and her research here:·https://lnkd.in/eqrJ3Dcb·https://lnkd.in/ea8WXtDY

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I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts on #sustainable #change... a vital aspect of any change or transformation programme these days, yet so easily forgotten in the interest of quick wins. Massive thanks to the Irish Management Institute for the opportunity!

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Brain for Business #podcast Series 2, Episode 43: Why has the Internet not led to an upsurge in innovation? with Professor Lingfei Wu, University of PittsburghOver the last number of years, the #internet has facilitated much greater connectivity and interaction between people – both on a personal and professional level. Intuitively we might expect that this would lead to an upsurge in #innovation as people are exposed to new ideas and can easily collaborate with many more people. And, indeed, this would very much with the recombinant theory of innovation.Yet is that really the case?To explore this further I am delighted to be joined by Professor Lingfei Wu of the University of Pittsburgh.The #podcast episode is available now via our website - https://lnkd.in/gMK9tXyd - and also on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify andelsewhere, and also now on Substack - https://lnkd.in/eeJZCpcu!About our guest…Lingfei Wu is the Assistant Professor of Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh.His research leverages big data, complexity sciences, and AI to understand how science and technology can advance through collaborative teamwork, known as theScience of Team Science and Innovation. His research has been published in prestigious academicjournals likeNatureandProceedings of the National Academy of Scienceand featured in renowned media outlets. Lingfei Wu also advises organizations like Novo Nordisk Fonden and John Templeton Foundation on the use of data science to evaluate teamwork in science. He has received multiple awards for his research and teaching, including the NSF Career Award, Richard King Mellon Award, and Oxford Martin School Fellowship.Lingfei’s personal site is accessible here: https://lnkd.in/eR64ZeGmThe paper discussed in the interview is available here: https://lnkd.in/eu3F4Qfn

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A great conversation with the inimitable Lingfei Wu... well worth a listen!

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