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Innovation and excellence

Management methods for innovation transformation


Table 3. Differences between users' and customers' knowledge
 
Customers
Users
Type of knowledge
Mostly explicit
Mostly tacit, implicit
Source of knowledge
Wide range
Individuals
Innovation guidance
Short-term changes in market demands
Long-term vision for innovation implementation
Purpose of innovation
Incremental improvement of existing products and services
Introduction of radically new products and services and improvement of existing ones
Examples of knowledge categories
Feedback on ongoing projects, development proposals, problems with existing products and services, new industry requirements
Usability, user experience, understanding the work environment and needs, future needs
Methods for acquiring knowledge
Feedback meetings, management and sales consultations
User studies in the work environment, interviewing front-line workers, creating prototypes
Methods for sharing knowledge
IT systems
User workshops, informal interactions with different users
Methods for using knowledge
Product specification lists, roadmaps
Developing a vision for the future, collaborative research projects
Challenges
Convincing customers of the value of innovations and new developments, rapidly changing needs
Difficulty establishing contact with end users, limited access to user data for data protection reasons

Innovation and excellence

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2026

ISBN: 978 963 664 182 5

The aim of the book "Innovation and Excellence" is to inspire and encourage company leaders, managers, and experts to initiate and implement innovation transformations with the help of professional literature and corporate case studies. Another important goal is to help develop the innovation capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises in particular by sharing simple, proven management methods that can be tested in practice.

The first part of the volume reviews the factors of corporate excellence and success, then highlights the possible sources of innovation, with a focus on the role of users and employees. The empirical section presents a detailed description of the supportive role of the workplace environment and creative working conditions based on corporate case studies (AUDI, BOSCH, MELECS). The volume concludes with a description of selected tested practical methods and management techniques that readers can try out in their own businesses.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/dory-innovation-and-excellence//

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