Innovation Engineering: The Power Of Intangible Networks

This title explores the issue of innovation engineering, a feature that is essential to the continuation of growth and development in the commercial world. Discussion is divided into three parts: Part I covers the historical basis of innovation, noting that diversity rests upon a duality between concepts in theory and applications put into practice, as well as discussing how innovation has resulted from the interaction of numerous factors, be they societal, human, managerial, organization or technological. Part II focuses on practical applications – the technologies, tools and methods employed in putting theoretical innovation into practice – while Part III looks at what factors underpin success, discussing the social and psychological aspects involved in successful innovation engineering. Consideration is also given to recent developments and systems which will assist in ensuring the continuation of this process in the future.

Patrick Corsi is an international consultant in innovation engineering at KINNSYS, Brussels and an Associate Professor at ISTIA Innovation, Angers University.

Hervé Christofol is an Associate Professor at Angers University.

Simon Richir is a Professor at ENSAM, Angers.

Henri Samier is an Associate Professor at ISTIA Innovation, Angers University.

Part 1. The Global Innovation World: Which Visions Ahead?

Chapter 1. Inventing the Future (Fabienne Goux-Baudiment, Christopher B. Jones).

Chapter 2. Innovation Management: How to Change the Future (André Yves Portnoff).

Chapter 3. From Knowledge to Business: Virtual Encounters Propagate Innovation (Patrick Corsi, Barnabas Takacs).

Chapter 4. Value Management's Creative-destruction via Digitalized Innovation: The Winning Plan (Jean Michel, Roy Woodhead).

Chapter 5. Research, Innovation and Technological Development (Mélissa Saadoun, Lin Yanning).

Chapter 6. Sustainable Innovation through Community Based Collaborative
Environments (Marc Pallot, Kul Pawar).

Chapter 7. New Spaces for Innovation, New Challenges (Hiroshi Mizuta, Victor Sandoval, Henri Samier).

Part 2. Tooling Innovation: Which Methods to Play and How?

Chapter 8. Knowledge Management for Innovation (Marc De Fouchécour).

Chapter 9. Integration of Stylistics and Uses: Trends in the Innovation Process (Carole Bouchard, Hervé Christofol, Dokshin Lim).

Chapter 10. Virtual Reality Technologies for Innovation (Simon Richir, Patrick Corsi, Albert Skip Rizzo).

Chapter 11. TRIZ: A New Way of Innovation (Darell Mann, Pascal Crubleau).

Chapter 12. C4 Innovation Method (Olaf Maxant, Gérald Piat and Benoît Roussel).

Chapter 13. Creativity World (Michel Sintes).

Part 3. Innovation Mnaagement: Which Factors Underpin Success?

Chapter 14. Psychology of Innovation and Change Factors (Laurent Dukan).

Chapter 15. Intellectual Property for Networks and Software (Sylvain Allano).

Chapter 16. Innovation Scoreboard for Core Competencies Evaluation (Nathalie Samier).

Chapter 17. Financing Innovation (Pascale Brenet).

Chapter 18. Innovation on the Web (François Druel).

Chapter 19. Virtual Decision Support System for Innovation (Emmanuel Chéné).

Chapter 20. Shapes Knowledge and Innovation (Jean-Pierre Mathieu et al).

Bibliography.

List of Authors.

Index.