2021
DOI: 10.1186/s13731-020-00138-0
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From innovation-as-usual towards unusual innovation: using nature as an inspiration

Abstract: Innovation-as-usual employs synthetic input as the key source of inspiration to bring about innovations, whereas unusual innovation is inspired by designs in nature. The use of nature as a key stimulus for innovation represents a fundamental shift in management and business studies. It involves the translation of natural designs into cross-domain and ad hoc synthetic designs. This paper examines and discusses the phenomenon of biomimetics and different examples of its application. Efficient translation of biom… Show more

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“…Through these activities, standardization of innovation management contributes to the achievement of 14 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [41]. Such standards introduce practical solutions and can be considered useful for organizations intending to implement innovation processes as innovation management can promote more efficient use of resources by reducing the costs and efforts required to create successful innovations [42]. They can also help businesses to respond to change in order to maximize opportunities for growth and development effectively through the reduction of associated risks.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Through these activities, standardization of innovation management contributes to the achievement of 14 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [41]. Such standards introduce practical solutions and can be considered useful for organizations intending to implement innovation processes as innovation management can promote more efficient use of resources by reducing the costs and efforts required to create successful innovations [42]. They can also help businesses to respond to change in order to maximize opportunities for growth and development effectively through the reduction of associated risks.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Asimismo, la competitividad debe ser interpretada como la habilidad para enfrentar agentes similares o factores del entorno de forma sostenible, asociándose directamente con el deseo de competir, de crecer y de ganar (Gómez y González, 2017;Rodríguez et al, 2019). De manera relacionada, la innovación se refiere a la capacidad de idear, imaginar y llevar a cabo ideas nuevas y conceptos diferenciados que concluyan en la creación de nuevos productos o procesos (Ulhøi, 2021). Por su parte, la curiosidad es entendida como la búsqueda del ser humano por identificar y entender un nuevo conocimiento, por placer o el disfrute de los estímulos (Román, 2016).…”
Section: Fundamentación Teóricaunclassified
“…Such an approach is advantageous because it captures the pipe flow analogy, the dynamic and fluid nature of innovation within a country (Ulhøi, 2021), and the spatial production for innovation (Olah & Alpek, 2021). With this nature of innovation, Radziszewski's (2020) approach of contextualizing fluid mechanics was appropriate.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%