TY - GEN
T1 - The front end of innovation
T2 - 10th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2015
AU - Gregor, Shirley
AU - Hevner, Alan R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - While the importance of innovation as a dominant driver of societal and economic progress is well established, the processes and outcomes of innovation remain distressingly ad-hoc and unpredictable. In particular, the Front End of Innovation (FEI) provides many open questions as innovators are challenged to understand the opportunity context, generate novel ideas, and evaluate these ideas for the implementation of solutions. We propose an original model of the FEI with a nascent theory base drawn from recent perspectives in the areas of innovation, creativity, knowledge, and design science. A key insight is the application of a knowledge maturity lens to distinguish four categories of innovation – invention, exaptation, advancement, and exploitation. We conclude with an agenda for future research to extend innovation theories and with actionable advice for improving current practices of innovation.
AB - While the importance of innovation as a dominant driver of societal and economic progress is well established, the processes and outcomes of innovation remain distressingly ad-hoc and unpredictable. In particular, the Front End of Innovation (FEI) provides many open questions as innovators are challenged to understand the opportunity context, generate novel ideas, and evaluate these ideas for the implementation of solutions. We propose an original model of the FEI with a nascent theory base drawn from recent perspectives in the areas of innovation, creativity, knowledge, and design science. A key insight is the application of a knowledge maturity lens to distinguish four categories of innovation – invention, exaptation, advancement, and exploitation. We conclude with an agenda for future research to extend innovation theories and with actionable advice for improving current practices of innovation.
KW - Creativity
KW - Design science research
KW - Front end of innovation
KW - Innovation
KW - Knowledge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937432548&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-18714-3_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-18714-3_16
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 249
EP - 263
BT - New Horizons in Design Science
A2 - Donnellan, Brian
A2 - VanderMeer, Debra
A2 - Kenneally, Jim
A2 - Winter, Robert
A2 - Rothenberger, Marcus
A2 - Helfert, Markus
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 20 May 2015 through 22 May 2015
ER -