5.6 Research and Development

Assessment Objectives
The importance of Research and Development (R&D) for a business	AO3

• Staying ahead embracing new technologies in a new digital world – the importance of R&D discussed through a case study.

• The Advantages of Research & Development Business Strategies – the benefits of R&D.

• Research and development (R&D) – R&D and how it relates to strategy and innovation.

Assessment Objectives
The following types of innovation: Product Process Positioning Paradigm	AO1
The difference between adaptive creativity (adapting something that exists) and innovative creativity (innovation in terms of creating something new)	AO2
Developing goods and services that address customers’ unmet needs (that the customers may or may not be aware of)	AO2

• Innovation – a very concise explanation of the four types of innovation and how it applies within the humanitarian context.

• Innovation portal – innovation portal of Professor Joe Tidd, author of the four Ps of innovation. It includes case studies, media clips, etc.

• Where good ideas come from – a TED talk by Steven Johnson.

• The Eight Pillars of Innovation

• Autism, Drawing and Design: Insights into Innovation and Creativity

• The Science of Innovation – ten types of innovation.

• The Types of Innovation – a visual presentation of different types of innovation.