# Presentation: 071075

## Engineering Innovation

**Adnan Akay – CMMI**
**Kesh Narayanan - IIP**

## Innovation Definition(s)

**Innovation is the complex process of introducing novel ideas into use or practice - ***Lemelson/MIT*
**Innovation occurs at the intersection of invention and insight; it’s about application of invention -***Council on Competitiveness*
**Knowledge applied to tasks that are new and different is Innovation – ***Peter Drucker*
**Research is the transformation of money into knowledge;**
**	****Innovation is the transformation of Knowledge into ****money**** – ***3M*

## Innovation Theme

**Research in the Science of Innovation**
**Education for Innovation**
**Partnerships Opportunities**

## Research on Innovation

**Business Innovation**
**Open Source Innovation**
**Bell Labs Vs CISCO**
**Engineering Model**
**Simulation and Modeling of Innovation Process**
**Innovation Policy**

## Innovation Process Flowchart

## Slide 6

**Notes:**
At the same time we must remember that nanotechnology is a “how” and not a “what.” At Bayer MaterialScience we would agree with James Martin in that that we see nanotechnology as a so-called “enabling” technology. It is not a monolithic industry – a “what” – but rather a “how” that will influence applications from surfaces, to electronics, to biotechnology. Customers don’t come to us and ask explicitly for nanoparticles, they are more interested in finding solutions to their problems.

## What are the critical elements of creativity and innovation?
What is the impact of globalization on creativity and productivity?
How to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments?

**What are the critical elements of creativity and innovation?**
**What is the impact of globalization on creativity and productivity?**
**How to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments?**

**Science of****Science and Innovation Policy***

- * *Kaye Husbands Fealing,*
*Science of Science Policy Advisor*
*Social, Behvioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)*

## Science of Science and Innovation Policy

**Three workshops: summer 2006**
**The Scientific Basis of Individual and Team Innovation and Discovery**
**memory and analogy mechanisms in creative design processes**
**The Social Organization of Science and Science Policy**
**interrelationships between inputs, outcome and policies in the national innovation system**
**Knowledge Flows, Business Metrics, and Measurement of Strategies**
**better measures of innovation**
**2007 SBE Draft Solicitation**
**Role of ENG?**

## Education for Innovation

**Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT**
**Kauffman Campuses**
**Entrepreneurship Education**
**Supplement engineering research RIPE for Innovation**
**Bring innovation practice into classroom**
**Help students see themselves as innovators**

## ‘Industry’ seeks more translational research
NSF day with ‘industry’ - San Diego
GUIRR – 2nd Phase support
Charge to AdCom sub-committee on university – industry partnerships
Identify research needs to overcome innovation barriers
Si CMOS
Proactive matching
Nine Sigma, InnoCentive
Role for NSF?

*NSF day with ‘industry’ - San Diego*
**GUIRR – 2****nd**** Phase support**
**Charge to AdCom sub-committee on university – industry partnerships**
**Identify research needs to overcome innovation barriers**
**Si CMOS**
**Proactive matching**
**Nine Sigma, InnoCentive**
**Role for NSF?**

**Partnerships**

## 2007 ERC Solicitation
Build a culture of innovation in academe
partnership with industry/practitioners
engage small innovative firms to carry out translational research to speed innovation
Impact of NSB policy on ‘elimination’ of matching
new solicitations: GOALI, I/UCRC, ERC

**Build a culture of innovation in academe**
**partnership with industry/practitioners**
**engage small innovative firms to carry out translational research to speed innovation**
**Impact of NSB policy on ‘elimination’ of matching**
**new solicitations: GOALI, I/UCRC, ERC**

**Partnerships**

## Innovation Discussion Topics	

**Innovation Discussion Topics****	**

**Research on Innovation**
**ENG participation in SBE**
**Simulation and modeling of innovation**
**Education for Innovation**
**Innovation through Partnerships**
**Implication of new solicitations**
**What is the role for ENG?**