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What AI, Ecosystems and Product Stories Have in Common
After two inspiring days at ISPIM and the Innovation Conference Board in Granada, I returned with fresh ideas, new connections and renewed confidence in the future of innovation.
A clear theme emerged: innovation isn’t just about technology. It’s about understanding people, anticipating change and communicating ideas in ways that inspire action.
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OnTap Innovation Gym Webinar: Untapping Innovation Value From Your Existing Assets
Unlocking Innovation Value With Your Existing Assets Wednesday 12th May at 12 pm GMT Webinar Outline We firmly believe that every business, no matter how big or small, is sitting on riches or ‘assets’ that are lying dormant or underused….
Driving Sustainable Innovation in Packaging: How to navigate through the sustainable materials minefield.
Packaging expert and founder of Medoola, Neil Shackleton, highlights the struggles of large Consumer Product Groups when it comes to sustainable packaging innovation. Should they meet claims or create them? ‘How do we reduce or even eliminate packaging to save…
RECAP: Human Vs. Tech Led Innovation – Who Will Win?
Gosh, Erin Baker, New Car Editorial Director at Auto Trader wrote this for us in 2018 and clearly had her finger on the pulse! At Untapped we’re always interested in how people see human vs. tech led innovation. This week…
Asset Mining – Seeking Untapped Insights To Inspire Big, New Ideas
What Is Asset Mining? We firmly believe that every business, no matter how big or small, is sitting on riches or ‘assets’ that are frequently lying dormant or underused. Before we commission research or develop new ideas, we spend time…
The best tech-for-good innovations of 2020
The world faces a range of enormous challenges in the 21st century, including climate change, extreme poverty, health pandemics and many other crises. But while finding solutions to these issues won’t be an easy task, technological advancements and deep user…
How Should Brands Untap All That Is Great In A Product?
Highly skilled engineers and scientists develop brilliant products all the time which are designed to solve a multitude of user needs. The familiar innovation methodology often starts with the user, defines what’s needed, then connects this with what’s possible. But sometimes,…
Collaboration – The Smart Way To Invest In Innovation?
Untapped shows how new innovation opportunities with a high return on investment can span far beyond the competencies of the core offering. During a recent review of innovation case studies, we were struck by how many brand, product or service-based…
How do you ensure your Innovation is a Smart Investment?
We are often asked by our clients ‘how do you measure the return on investment of your innovation approaches?’ As no two projects are the same, a simple, reapplicable ROI measure is difficult to find. What you can assess however,…
How The Pandemic Is Changing Consumer Behaviour In China
Turbulent times accelerate change. Given that China is a couple of months ahead of Europe and North America in the Covid-19 pandemic, we are starting to see how longer-term changes may play out globally. We asked our expert Chinese research…
5 Top Tips For Online Ideation Success
1. Time Manage time expectations more realistically. It is important to overestimate the time participants need rather than underestimate. Running over feels slightly more intense when you are in front of a screen so allow for a 30 minute overrun…
Navigating Trends In Today’s Uncertain World
We are bombarded by how trends are evolving as a result of the rapidly changing Covid-19 crisis, but how do we navigate these? At what point and how do we change our innovation programmes to design for the future? As…
Emerging Trends: What Next For “Home HQ”?
During lockdown and home confinement, we see articles every day that try to predict the “new normal” way of living – and its impact on businesses. There is no doubt that the pandemic has caused a drastic and rapid shift…
