Innovating innovation: Towards a NPD-management taxonomy

This paper reports on a government funded research project that was aimed at the development of a meta-method to improve NPD-processes in industry by the use of tools and methods available in literature. We choose to develop an industry-relevant taxonomy that could serve as means to categorise the NPD-tools and at the same time could facilitate the process of improving the NPD process itself, hence 'innovating innovation'. A design inclusive research process with various design and probe cycles resulted in the first reliable version of the taxonomy. Five case studies provided the view from the NPD trenches that informed the creation of an industry relevant taxonomy covering all NPD tools from literature. The subsequent design and probe cycles were performed with heavy involvement of the different potential users from industry, consultancies and academic institutions. During the design cycles the taxonomy and its operational method were tested and refined and named the NPD Management Canvas. The enthusiastic reactions in a final proof-of concept showed us the value of the meta-method and the reliability of our taxonomy. Therefore the Innovation Management Canvas proposed in this paper looks very promising for application by academics (tailoring research portfolio) and by industry to innovate their innovation processes.Product Innovatie ManagementIndustrial Design Engineerin

Exploration and comparison of geothermal areas in Indonesia by fluid-rock geochemistry

Indonesia with its large, but partially unexplored geothermal potential is one of the most interesting and suitable places in the world to conduct geothermal exploration research.This study focuses on geothermal exploration based on fluid-rock geochemistry/geomechanics and aims to compile an overview on geochemical data-rock properties from important geothermal fields in Indonesia. The work will be conducted over the next two years and this paper intends to present the methods and approaches we would like to use. The research carried out in the field and in the laboratory is performed in the framework of the GEOCAP cooperation (Geothermal Capacity Building program Indonesia- the Netherlands). Research along with capacity building will be combined in this Indonesian-Dutch project. The application of petrology and geochemistry accounts to a better understanding of areas where operating power plants exist but also helps in the initial exploration stage of green areas. Because of their relevance and geological setting geothermal fields in Java, Sulawesi and the sedimentary basin of central Sumatra have been chosen as focus areas of this study. Operators, universities and governmental agencies will benefit from this approach as it will be applied also to new green-field regions and areas to be tendered.Petroleum EngineeringApplied Geophysics and Petrophysic