Organizing for Innovative Product Development

Lecture Notes

SES #	TOPICS
1	Introduction (PDF)
2	Technology transfer: Where and how do new product ideas originate? (PDF)
3	Relations between science and technology (PDF)
4	The technological gatekeeper: Care and feeding
5	Reward systems for engineers and scientists (PDF)
6	The innovation process: How should we organize? (PDF)
7	Examples of the use of physical space to accomplish organizational goals (PDF) (Courtesy of Gunter Henn. Used with permission.) Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn
8	Some examples: Steelcase; BMW FIZ; Skoda; Volkswagen’s Glass Factory Guest lecturer: Prof. Gunter Henn
9	The downside of project organization: Conformity and the aging of project teams (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
10	The matrix: Curse or asset?
11	Physical space and its interaction with organizational space (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
12	Effects of geographic location on communication patterns (PDF)
13	Student reports