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The tool has been developed by Dr Bettina von Stamm, who has led a networking initiative called the Innovation Exchange (http://iexchange.london.edu), based at London Business School (www.london.edu). 'The development of the web-enabled version was made possible by the Onians Fellowship, awarded to Bettina in 2003 by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures & Commerce) http://www.thersa.org/onians.

With a first degree in architecture and town planning, an MBA as well as a PhD from London Business School (titled “The Impact of Context and Complexity in New Product Development”), Bettina von Stamm has developed an expertise in innovation, new product development and design.

1998 she got involved in the setting up of Innovation Exchange which she ran until its closure in December 2003. Her responsibilities included organizing and facilitating workshops and other events as well as conducting innovation-related research. Insights from her research and other work with Innovation Exchange members have been published under the title 'Innovation Wave' by Wiley & Sons in December 2002. Further publications of her work with the Innovation Exchange include
















 ‘Future 2020 - A Summary Report of Scenarios and Perceptions of the Future’ (2000)

‘Innovation Best Practice and Future Challenges - A study into innovation Best Practice in Innovation Exchange Member Companies and the Literature’ (2001).

‘Are you setting free your radicals?’, A study into companies treatment of radical versus incremental innovation (2003)

‘Innovation in turbulent times’; International Journal of New Product Development and Innovation Management, March-April 2003, 23-36; based on an Innovation Exchange report of the same title (2002)

‘Innovation Best Practice & Future Challenges’ A 2nd Report into innovation best practice and future challenges (2003)

She also teaches an elective course titled, 'Managing Innovation, Creativity and Design' at the MBA programme at London Business School for which she has written a set on 10 case studies sponsored by the British Design Council. The case studies have been published as a book under the course title (Wiley and Sons, Spring 2003).

She has recently setup a follow-up initiative, the Innovation Leadership Forum Ltd which provides a forum for individuals and organizations to network and share as well as develop best practice and new knowledge around innovation. She is also a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management.

Previous activities include developing and teaching a module on the ‘Design Process’ of the distance learning MBA in Design Management of the University of Westminster and a variety of consulting, research and training projects with clients such as the BBC, IDEO, Ford, SKF and Ernst & Young International.

Besides being passionate about innovation she loves living out in Norfolk with her two small boys and husband.

You can contact Bettina on Bettina@innovationleadershipforum.org or 07767-428 457.



 
© 2003 Bettina von Stamm, Interactive questionnaire design by Viadynamics