Innovative success

To do this, I decided to use both industry information and specific information from the Dow Chemical Company to illustrate what I see happening in the broader chemical industry. I ll start with some broad trend data on chemical patents and, thus, on innovation in the chemical sciences. Next, I ve selected three macrotrends occurring in the chemical industry to speak about, and I ll finish with three critical innovation success factors that I call the three P s—people, processes, and partnerships. 

All of the critical innovation success factors were important in driving this rapid innovation time line. A vast array of external partnerships ranging from universities and institutes around the world to fabrication equipment suppliers and customers were involved. Without the SiLK network, the project would not have been completed in such a rapid time frame. 

The critical innovation success factors for the macrotrends above are the three P s people, processes, and partnerships. People define the innovative environment. Work processes capture best practices and standardize them for all members of the team. Finally, partnerships provide the required knowledge, understanding, and skill sets in real time to really drive rapid innovation—speed counts in the 21st century. 

Innovators prefer to be held accountable because they are successful and have innovative successes. They want these innovations recognized. 

Collaborative innovation success will be a product of many stakeholders collaborating and sharing the risk of change. To facilitate the process, national policy architectures must be modernized to address the changing nature of innovation and growth. The redesign of national innovation policies must be balanced, consistent and coordinated, and focused on crucial challenges. 

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Gemunden, Hans Georg, Peter Heydebreck, Rainer Herden, 1992, Technological Inter-weaverment A Means of Achieving Innovation Success, R D Management 22 (4), 359-376. 

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