Managing Sustainable Innovation (eBook)

Dr Ian Maxwell founded and served as CEO/CTO of two high-tech European start-up companies. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology and new business development, with Shell International in both Europe and the US among other companies. Currently Dr. Maxwell serves as CEO of a newly formed company, Maxco Consulting Group, which focuses on providing innovation consulting services in the Asia Pacific region. He holds a PhD in Chemistry, and is the co-author of 80+ scientific, technology review articles and book chapters.

to 1 Innovation and Economic Growth 16
1.1 Innovation Waves 16
1.2 Country Innovation Ranking 17
1.3 US Innovation Dominance 20
1.4 Company Innovation Rankings 21
to 2 Innovation Concepts 24
2.1 Innovation Types 24
2.2 Innovation Modes 25
2.3 Incremental Innovation 26
2.4 Quantum Innovation 27
2.5 Disruptive Innovation 28
2.6 Innovation Cycles and Sustainability 29
to 3 Innovation Infrastructure 33
3.1 Innovation Tipping Points 33
3.2 Innovation Value Chain 34
3.3 Innovation Phases 35
3.4 Portfolio Management 36
3.5 Project Gating Process 38
3.6 Innovation Talent 39
3.7 Googleplex 42
3.8 Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs 44
3.9 Open Innovation 45
to 4 Venture Innovation 48
4.1 Sand Hill Road 48
4.2 Global Venture Capitalists 49
4.3 University Seed Funds 49
4.4 Strategic Venture Capital 50
4.5 Clean Energy Technology Venturing 51
4.6 US Venture Capital 52
4.7 European Venture Capital 53
4.8 Israeli Venture Capital 53
4.9 Chinese Venture Capital 53
to 5 Academic Innovation 55
5.1 Success Stories 55
5.2 Research and Technology Commercialization 56
5.3 License or Spin-Out 56
5.4 Publish or Patent 58
5.5 Valley of Death 58
5.6 University Innovation Governance 58
5.7 Enterprise Centres 60
5.8 AUTM 61
5.9 Science and Technology Parks 61
5.10 Entrepreneurial University Ecosystems 62
to 6 Innovative China 65
6.1 Inventive to Innovative Dragons 65
6.2 Chinese Science and Technology 65
6.3 Planning for 15 Years Ahead 66
6.4 The Chinese Academy of Sciences 66
6.5 IP Issues 67
6.6 University Technology Commercialization and Collaboration 68
6.7 TORCH 69
6.8 Emerging Multinationals 70
6.9 Pharmaceutical Growth 71
6.10 Low-Cost Innovation 71
to 7 Innovative India 74
7.1 Indian Science and Technology 74
7.2 The Indian Disruptive Low Cost Innovation Threat 75
7.3 Indian Multinationals 75
7.4 Foreign RD Centres 77
to 8 Innovative Tigers 80
8.1 Singapore Biotech Gamble 80
8.2 Israel High-Tech Exports 81
8.3 The United Arab Emirates Renewable Future 81
8.4 Finland Beyond Mobile Phones 82
8.5 New Zealand Needs to be Bold 83
to 9 Big Bets Innovation 86
9.1 Big Oil Bets 86
9.2 Big Chemical Bets 88
9.3 Big Pharma Bets 89
9.4 Big Car Bets 90
to 10 Renewable Energy Innovation 92
10.1 Mediterranean Renewable Energy 92
10.2 Google RE Less than Coal 93
10.3 Solar Storage 94
10.4 Eco-military 95
10.5 Renewable Venturing 95
10.6 Sky Sails 96
10.7 First Generation Biofuels 96
10.8 Second Generation Biofuels 97
10.9 Cellulosic Ethanol 97
10.10 Beyond Ethanol 98
10.11 Biodiesel from Algae 98
10.12 Third Generation Biofuels 99
10.13 Bio-based Chemicals 100
10.14 PV Solar 100
10.15 Thin-Film Solar 101
10.16 Solar Future 102
10.17 Renewable Energy Storage 103
10.18 Wind Power 103
10.19 Wave and Tidal Energy 105
to 11 Clean Energy Innovation 107
11.1 Carbon Dioxide Capture 108
11.2 Electric Vehicles 109
11.3 Honda Hydrogen Home Station 111
11.4 Clean Lighting 111
11.5 The Zero Carbon City 113
11.6 Chinese Eco-city 113
11.7 Geothermal Energy 114
to 12 IT Innovation 116
12.1 Cyberspace Innovation 116
12.2 Global Geobrowsing 117
12.3 Amazons Kindle 118
12.4 Cloud Computing 119
12.5 Microsoft Versus Google 120
12.6 Apples iPhone 121
12.7 Microsofts Surface 122
12.8 Search 123
12.9 Smart Robots 124
to 13 Healthcare Innovation 126
13.1 Blockbuster Blues 126
13.2 Bright Biologics 128
13.3 Stem Cells 130
13.4 Personalized Medicine 131
13.5 Genetic Testing 132
13.6 Immortal Medicine 133
13.7 Cutting Edge Surgery 133
13.8 Razor Sharp Radiology 134
13.9 Non-invasive Imaging 135
to 14 Nanotech Innovation 138
14.1 Nano-charged Batteries 138
14.2 Nano-flash Memory 139
14.3 Nano Transistor Gates 140
14.4 Carbon Nano-tubes 141
14.5 Nano-drugs 142
14.6 Nano-biopolymers 142
14.7 Nanotech Tipping Point? 143
to 15 Prize Innovation 144
15.1 X-PRIZES 144
15.2 Space Technology 144
15.3 Human Health 145
15.4 Transportation 146
15.5 Mobile Phone Software 146
15.6 Climate Change 147
15.7 Robotic Cars 147
to 16 Sustainable Innovation 149
16.1 Innovation Acceleration 149
16.2 Future Scenarios 149
16.3 Sustainable Innovation 151
Book Sources 153
Index 155