Rapid Prototypes as Openers of an Innovation Block

The purpose of this research was to find out what value rapid prototyping (RP) adds to innovation and creative activity, what challenges it entails, and what sort of innovation it is especially suited for. The research was implemented as a qualitative case study of ten cases. According to the study, RP is an important part of the innovation process regardless of its tinkering reputation. It opens up an innovation block, adds creativity, engages people, and helps to estimate the potential of idea´s originality and effectiveness. RP has a positive impact on people's work enjoyment due to its playful and communal nature. And anyone can participate. Therefore, the creativity is a matter of everybody. The main limitation of the research was examining RP as a static event in one phase of the innovation process. As practical value, this article encourages organisations to increase RP in their innovation activities.

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Market Driving Digital NPD Method Based on Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Technology

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.452-453.253 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 452-453 ◽

pp. 253-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Li Lin ◽

Xian Sheng Ran ◽

Tian Hong Luo

Keyword(s):

Product Development ◽

Rapid Prototyping ◽

Reverse Engineering ◽

New Product Development ◽

Positive Impact ◽

New Product ◽

Development Method ◽

Market Driving ◽

Npd Performance

This study extends the new product development (NPD) to a new field; Market Driving Digital New Product Development Method is addressed in this paper, which is based on reverse engineering and rapid prototyping technology. This study finds that the higher the effort on marketing-R&D process, the less possible it might encounter risk. Thus, a better NPD performance can be achieved by market driving Digital NPD method (MDDNPD).A case study of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is used to illustrate the new method. We believe that the proposed methodology will have a positive impact on the future new product development.

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Political Tourism From Localization to Recreation of Children-Friendly Integrated Public Open Space (RPTRA) Kali Jodo

Prosiding Semnasfi ◽

10.21070/semnasfi.v1i1.1131 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 102

Author(s):

Sinta Paramita

Keyword(s):

Political Communication ◽

Political Development ◽

Open Space ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Political Space ◽

Political Actors ◽

Public Open Space ◽

Negative Impression

Kali Jodo, which located in West Jakarta region, was famous for localization area. Negative impression attached to Kali Jodo progressively disappeared after the 17th Jakarta Governor inaugurated the Children-Friendly Integrated Space (RPTRA) of Kali Jodo on 2nd of February, 2017. The resilient political changes in the Jakarta Governor Election period of 2017 instantaneously bring changes to the function of Kali Jodo recreational place became a political space. From the case above, this paper will review on how political communication that occurred from the function alternation of recreation place into political space. The approach utilized in this research is qualitative case study. The result of this research is the function alternation from localization to recreation brought positive impact for the surrounding society. Yet, along with the political development of Jakarta Governor Election, Kali Jodo actually becomes a political contest space for political actors to attract public sympathy that ultimately create a mute community.

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From Design Thinking to Art Thinking with an Open Innovation Perspective—A Case Study of How Art Thinking Rescued a Cultural Institution in Dublin

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc4040057 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 57 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Peter Robbins

Keyword(s):

Design Thinking ◽

Single Case ◽

Deep Understanding ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Optimal Position ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

The Arts ◽

Current Scenario ◽

New Perspective

This article uses a contemporary and revelatory case study to explore the relationship between three conversations in the innovation literature: Design Thinking, creativity in strategy, and the emerging area of Art Thinking. Businesses are increasingly operating in a VUCA environment where they need to design better experiences for their customers and better outcomes for their firm and the Arts are no exception. Innovation, or more correctly, growth through innovation, is a top priority for business and although there is no single, unifying blueprint for success at innovation, Design Thinking is the process that is receiving most attention and getting most traction. We review the literature on Design Thinking, showing how it teaches businesses to think with the creativity and intuition of a designer to show a deep understanding of, and have empathy with, the user. However, Design Thinking has limitations. By placing the consumer at the very heart of the innovation process, Design Thinking can often lead to more incremental, rather than radical, ideas. Now there is a new perspective emerging, Art Thinking, in which the objective is not to design a journey from the current scenario, A, to an improved position, A+. Art Thinking requires the creation of an optimal position B, and spends more time in the open-ended problem space, staking out possibilities and looking for uncontested space. This paper offers a single case study of a national arts organisation in Dublin facing an existential crisis, which used an Art Thinking approach successfully to give a much-needed shot in the arm to its commercial innovation activities.

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THE MASTERY OF ARABIC LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVE METHOD

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2019.7371 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 484-490 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Siti Marpuah ◽

Sulton .

Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Foreign Languages ◽

Active Method ◽

Language Communication ◽

Methods Of Learning

Purpose of Study: Arabic language proficiency, especially speech is one of the main goals of learning Arabic in secondary schools or religious boarding schools in Indonesia. Active Communicative Method (KAK) is one method that can help students master the Arabic speech. This study aims to find out how is the implementation of the KAK at Pondok Pesantren Wali Songo. It also aims to look at the problems encountered in the implementation of the KAK, KAK effect in mastering Arabic speech and designing learning methods that can be used as an alternative in learning Arabic. Methodology: This study is a qualitative case study through interviews, observations and document analysis involving 12 respondents. Results: The findings showed that the implementation process KAK there are two, namely in the classroom and outside the classroom through a variety of activities such as the addition of vocabulary and sentence, question and answer, problem-solving, etc., and involve various stakeholders such as students, peers, muharrikah al-Lughah, teacher and principals. The weakness of Arabic grammar (Nahwu & Sharaf) is one of the problems faced by the students and they also forgot to speak the Arabic language. Shame and fear of making mistakes are also a problem in the implementation of KAK. The findings also indicate that the use of KAK had a positive impact on learning the Arabic language, especially speech, adding vocabulary, sentences, and improve understanding of the scriptures in Arabic. Implications/Applications: This researcher proposed a framework of Arabic KAK based learning that can be used as an alternative to diversify methods of learning foreign languages either in Indonesia or Malaysia.

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The role of communicative acts in the Dream process: engaging Moroccan migrants in a community development initiative in urban Spain

Community Development Journal ◽

10.1093/cdj/bsx049 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 197-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna Carrillo ◽

Sandra Girbés-Peco ◽

Lena De Botton ◽

Rosa Valls-Carol

Keyword(s):

Community Development ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Communicative Acts ◽

Development Processes

Abstract The present article offers relevant insights into how the evidence-based community development initiative known as the Dream process has had a positive impact on the inclusion, participation and leadership of a marginalized community of Moroccan immigrants in urban Spain. More specifically, we analyse how the commitment to promote dialogic communicative acts and to reduce power communicative acts during the process has attenuated some of the race, gender and class barriers that hindered the community’s involvement in dialogic and decision-making spaces aimed at improving their living conditions. In this article, we first introduce the state of the art using studies that have examined the role of interaction and deliberation in community development processes in disadvantaged contexts. Then, we briefly refer to the deterioration of the living conditions of the Moroccan immigrant population in Spain. Finally, we present the main results obtained from the qualitative case study research carried out through the implementation of the communicative methodology. This case study provides both theoretical claims and practical orientations to examine how dialogic approaches can contribute to community development processes in contexts severely affected by racial segregation and poverty.

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Managing knowledge in open innovation processes: an intellectual property perspective

Journal of Knowledge Management ◽

10.1108/jkm-11-2016-0509 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 1384-1405 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Peter M. Bican ◽

Carsten C. Guderian ◽

Anne Ringbeck

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Property Rights ◽

Intellectual Property Rights ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Modus Operandi ◽

Content Type ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Innovation Processes

Purpose As firms turn their innovation activities toward collaborating with external partners, they face additional challenges in managing their knowledge. While different modes of intellectual property right regimes are applied in closed innovation systems, there seems to be tension between the concepts of “open innovation” and “intellectual property rights”. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how firms best manage knowledge via intellectual property rights in open innovation processes. Design/methodology/approach Following a mixed methods approach, the authors review relevant literature at the intersection of knowledge management, intellectual property rights, strategic management of intellectual property rights and the open innovation process. The authors identify success drivers through the lenses of – but not limited to – intellectual property rights and classify them in five distinct groups. Expending the view on open innovation beyond its modus operandi, the authors develop the Open Innovation Life Cycle, covering three stages and three levels of the open innovation process. The authors apply their findings to a case study in the pharmaceutical industry. Findings The authors provide four key contributions. First, existing literature yields inconclusive results concerning the enabling or disabling function of intellectual property rights in open innovation processes, but the majority of scholars detect an ambivalent relation. Second, they identify and classify success drivers of successful knowledge management via intellectual property rights in open innovation processes. Third, they advance literature on open innovation beyond its modus operandi to include three stages and three levels. Fourth, they test their findings to a case study and show how management leverages knowledge by properly using intellectual property rights in open innovation. Practical implications The findings support firms in managing knowledge via intellectual property rights in open innovation processes. Management should account for the peculiarities of open innovation preparation and open innovation termination to prevent unintentional knowledge drain. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to view open innovation as a process beyond its modus operandi by considering the preparations for and termination of open innovation activities. It also addresses the levels involved in managing knowledge via intellectual property rights in open innovation from individual (personal) to project and firm level.

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Qualitative Case Study Research Design

Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders ◽

10.1044/ffd25.1.39 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 39-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jennifer Tetnowski

Keyword(s):

Research Design ◽

Real World ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Study Research

Qualitative case study research can be a valuable tool for answering complex, real-world questions. This method is often misunderstood or neglected due to a lack of understanding by researchers and reviewers. This tutorial defines the characteristics of qualitative case study research and its application to a broader understanding of stuttering that cannot be defined through other methodologies. This article will describe ways that data can be collected and analyzed.

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