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International Journal of Innovation ManagementVol. 04, No. 02, pp. 149-171 (2000) Special Issue: Long-Term Design and Innovation Management; Guest Editor: Bill HollinsNo AccessTHE ROLE OF INNOVATION LEADERS IN DEVELOPING LONG-TERM PRODUCTSALAN TOPALIANALAN TOPALIANAlto Design Management, 72 Longton Grove, London SE26 6QH, UK Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919600000093Cited by:13 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractLeadership and innovation attract increasing attention as business enterprises enter the 21st century. There is a considerable volume of published material on both these topics, yet virtually nothing on the contribution of innovation leaders to the effective management of innovation.A prime duty of innovation leaders is to deliver a continuous stream of profitable innovations over time, by harnessing internal and external resources. This paper explores the role of these individuals in evolving a more systematic approach to enhance innovative performance within their organisations. The perspective adopted is that of radical step change required when planning "long-term" products and services that are at least two generations ahead of those currently on the market. For most organisations, this represents a planning horizon of at least ten years.The discussion draws on the findings of a research survey carried out in the United Kingdom for the British Standards Institution which guided the content of the new British Standard BS7000 Part 1 Guide to Managing Innovation.Keywords:innovation leadershipstrategic innovationlong-term product planning Remember to check out the Most Cited Articles! Be inspired by these New Titles in Business and Management FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 13Backcasting as a strategic management tool for meeting VUCA challengesKent Thorén and Martin Vendel9 May 2019 | Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 12, No. 2BALANCING COORDINATION AND AUTONOMY DURING POST-ACQUISITION WITHIN A HIGH-TECH FIRMNEDA BARQAWI, LARS MATHIASSEN, KAMRAN SYED, and SALONI FIRASTA VASTANI9 March 2016 | International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 20, No. 03Towards understanding integration of heavyweight-product managers and collaboration software in collaborative product development: An empirical study in TaiwanChing-Torng Lin, Wen-Jui Wu and Li-Min Cheng1 Oct 2015 | Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 99NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS FACTORS IN PROSPECTOR ORGANISATIONS; MIXED METHOD APPROACHREZA KACHOUIE and SIMA SEDIGHADELI24 August 2015 | International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 19, No. 04ACTION AT THE FRONT END OF INNOVATIONFIONA SCHWEITZER and IRIS GABRIEL30 November 2012 | International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 16, No. 06Frontline Roles for Design Leaders in the Multiverses of BusinessAlan Topalian1 October 2012 | Design Management Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1Business Entrepreneurs’ Mindsets on Their Enterprises’ Business ModelChristopher J. Brown and Diane Proudlove1 Jan 2009What motivates the significant/strategic change champion(s)?Donald Chrusciel4 Apr 2008 | Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 21, No. 2The role of heavyweight product manager in new product developmentRupak Rauniar, William Doll, Greg Rawski and Paul Hong1 Feb 2008 | International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 28, No. 2Planning for innovation: A multi-level perspectiveMichael D. Mumford, Katrina E. Bedell-Avers and Samuel T. Hunter1 Jan 2007 | Research in Multi Level Issues, Vol. 7, No. 7HOW DO CORPORATE CHAMPIONS PROMOTE INNOVATIONS?JAN INGE JENSSEN and GEIR JØRGENSEN25 January 2012 | International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 08, No. 01Cross‐functionality and leadership of the new product development teamsSandra Valle and Lucía Avella1 Mar 2003 | European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 6, No. 1Promoting design leadership through skills development programsAlan Topalian10 June 2010 | Design Management Journal (Former Series), Vol. 13, No. 3 Recommended Vol. 04, No. 02 Metrics History Received 19 January 2000 Revised 30 March 2000 Accepted 30 March 2000 Keywordsinnovation leadershipstrategic innovationlong-term product planningPDF download
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