Report published by Advanced Institute of Management ResearchThe innovation context is changing. The production of knowledge is accelerating.
Knowledge creation is now a globally distributed activity. Globalisation has massively
increased the range of markets and segments – putting pressure on innovation search
routines to cover much more territory. The proliferation of the internet and emergence
of large-scale social networks necessitates the development of new approaches
to innovation. The involvement of active users in innovation is accelerating.
As a result of the changing context in which innovation is taking place established
organisations need to review their approaches to innovation management.Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC