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The Sources of Ideas for Commercialization: Are There Enough?

The Limits of Myopia

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In the first chapter, I suggested that there are an abundance of ideas, projects, and even companies to fulfill our global needs for innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, the economic measurements of employment, financial growth, and wealth distribution are lagging behind this idea. What might be needed is a broader, more dynamic perspective in how we identify what those ideas and opportunities might be. Let’s look at some of the ways you find them.

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    www.booz.com/media/file/BoozCo_The-2012-Global-Innovation-1000-Media-Report.pdf .

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    Vol. 26, Issue 3, October 1997, pp. 303–315.

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    www.irnetwork.org/ .

  4. 4.

    Google Think Insights in an article entitled “The Eight Pillars of Innovation” by Susan Wojcicki, July 2011.

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Schaufeld, J. (2015). The Sources of Ideas for Commercialization: Are There Enough?. In: Commercializing Innovation. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6353-1_3

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