From Idea to Innovation A Handbook for Inventors, Decision Makers an

The book assists in bringing together the three stakeholders of an innovation – inventor, decision maker and organization. These stakeholders have conflicting requirements and the book offers advice on how and by what methods they can communicate and the

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Bernd X. Weis

From Idea to Innovation A Handbook for Inventors, Decision Makers and Organizations

Bernd X. Weis Waldkirch Deutschland

Translation from German language edition: Praxishandbuch Innovation by Bernd X. Weis © 2012 Gabler Verlag Gabler Verlag is a part of Springer Science+Business Media All Rights Reserved ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) ISSN 2192-8096             ISBN 978-3-642-54170-4       ISBN 978-3-642-54171-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-54171-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2014944814 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply , even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

We must have the courage to let the Nothing encounter us. Face to face with the NOTHING, we do realize that we are not only SOMETHING real, but that we are creative beings able to let something emerge from the Nothing. Martin Heidegger

Foreword by Dr. Martin Stark

The ability to innovate is a fundamental property an enterprise needs to achieve sustainable success. This book examines innovation holistically, taking into account the variety of aspects and the corresponding interactions, which determine innovativeness in the real economy. Especially the many k