A Framework for Techniques for Information Technology Enabled Innovation
Yajur Chadha, Aditi Mehra, Shirley Gregor, Alex Richardson

TL;DR
This paper develops an Innovation Practice Framework based on the Knowledge-Innovation Matrix, linking specific innovation techniques to different innovation outcomes in IT-enabled contexts, supported by empirical interviews in Australian organizations.
Contribution
It introduces a new framework connecting innovation practices to outcomes, integrating existing techniques into a structured model for IT-enabled innovation.
Findings
Genius grants relate to invention outcomes.
Design thinking is linked to exaptation.
Traditional R&D correlates with advancement.
Abstract
Australia is seen as lagging in the innovation that is needed for corporate success and national productivity gains. There is an apparent lack of consistent and integrated advice to managers on how to undertake innovation. Thus, this study aims to develop and investigate a framework that relates innovation practices to the type of innovation outcome, in the context of Information Technology (IT) enabled innovations. An Innovation Practice Framework was developed based on the Knowledge-Innovation Matrix (KIM) proposed by Gregor and Hevner (2015). Eleven commonly used innovation techniques (practices) were identified and placed in one or more of the quadrants: invention, advancement, exaptation and exploitation. Interviews were conducted with key informants in nine organisations in the Australian Capital Territory. Results showed that the least used techniques were skunk works and…
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Taxonomy
TopicsInnovation and Knowledge Management · Open Source Software Innovations · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
