Learning digital innovation: Building the necessary platform for digital development

Abstract

Purpose

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Design/methodology/approach

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Findings

There has always been a mystique surrounding innovation that for many firms has no doubt hampered its development, and there are a number of probable causes for this. Innovation itself is seen as less of a process and more of a magic trick, to be conjured up on the spot or following a lightning bolt of inspiration. Innovators are imagined to be creative geniuses with the stereotyped behavior to match of a batty professor or aloof, turtleneck wearing idiot savant. Innovation processes are regarded as a cross between the Wizard of Oz and some hyper-expensive secret skunkworks, where people wait interminably for some amazing new product to be discharged from.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2020), "Learning digital innovation: Building the necessary platform for digital development", Strategic Direction, Vol. 36 No. 7, pp. 39-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-04-2020-0084