For Vendor Strategy Professionals (Length: 16 pages)

August 14, 2008

The Three Archetypes Of Innovation Management Tools

Vendors: Embody The Right Archetype To Speed Customer Acquisition

by Chris Townsend

with Navi Radjou, Edward Radcliffe


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

As the innovation management tools market matures, three distinct provider archetypes will emerge to stabilize the tech solution ecosystem — innovation platform providers, innovation event orchestrators, and innovation community facilitators. For vendor strategists, understanding their archetype is a critical first step toward navigating the complex customer acquisition process. Regardless of whether a provider commits to a single archetype or a hybrid model, it must understand the future typology of the marketplace in order to successfully design a forward-looking market strategy.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemMarket Maturity: An Important Dimension Of Strategic Planning

itemCase In Point: The Innovation Management Tools Market

itemPositioning The Three Archetypes Of Innovation Management Tools

item1. Innovation Platforms Deliver Generic Capabilities

item2. Innovation Events Address Specific Management Needs

item3. Innovation Communities Appeal To Highly Specialized User Groups

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itemProviders: Design And Market Offerings With The Three Archetypes In Mind

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 14 vendor companies for this report: BrainBank, Brightidea, Capgemini, Fluid Innovation, Hype, IBM, Imaginatik, Inkling, InnoCentive, Invention Machine, NineSigma, Rite-Solutions, Sopheon, and Spigit.

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Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, Enterprise Collaboration, Information & Knowledge Management, Innovation Networks, Packaged Applications, Product & Solutions Strategies, Product Life-Cycle Management
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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