Aecus, in collaboration with HP, have published the findings from their global innovation survey. The resulting ‘Innovation Agenda’ report sets out to explore the fundamental questions about what innovation means for businesses today: What is innovation? Why does it matter? What tools and technologies are driving it? How can it be achieved?

The analysis was based on 84 responses; the methodology involved a survey, followed by a series of follow-up interviews.

The survey found that, for 91 per cent of respondents, innovation has never been more important to their organisation, yet only 31 per cent of those questioned believed that their organisation has been successful at harnessing innovation. 57 per cent thought this was due to lack of internal resources; 33 per cent cited a lack of leadership.

The report concludes that innovation is not one thing – it is a spectrum of ideas that can be driven either internally or in an open-ecosystem of collaborators. It goes on to acknowledge that, while fostering innovation can be difficult, it is a critical factor for the future success of businesses.

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