Inclusive Innovation: A Step-by-Step Guide

This handout explains the concept of inclusive innovation and describes methods on how to perform inclusive innovation. Based on additional theoretical research, the authors Sarah-Kristina Wist, Wilfried Konrad, Rainer Kuhn, Bianca Witzel (DIALOGIK), Catherine Flick (DMU), Bianca Laue, Klaus-Peter Wegge (Siemens) wrote this Step-by-Step Guide.

Inclusive Innovation points to the market potential of involving the needs of physically and socially weak people into product and service development. According to the World Bank, about 15% of the world’s population is affected by some form of disability. Including those who would otherwise remain excluded from access to offers as a result of their physical, mental, social or economic context, is very important for future innovations.

This Guide offers:

1.   different methods for inclusive innovation;

2.   insights into the results of the LIVIN Inclusive Innovation Workshops; and

3.   Practical tips on how to perform inclusive innovation.         

The Handout addresses you as:

Manager:

Inclusive innovation is not only important when it comes to designing products and services but also for estimating future trends. As a manager, you can apply the principles of inclusive innovation under many circumstances and in many projects. Download this handout and read about the results and tips from our experts.

Innovator:

For an innovator, practicing inclusive innovation will become a main task in the future. This handout shows how global companies deal with involving physically or socially weak people into innovation processes and gives practical tips on how to can pursue inclusive innovation.

Researcher:

Engaging hard-to-reach target groups is often a challenge in research. As a researcher, you can apply the principles of inclusive innovation within your projects. Download this handout and gain insights into how inclusive innovation addresses people to engage them in product and service development.

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 The approach of the LIV_IN partners Dialogik, DMU and Siemens was to explore the advantages of new smart technologies for those often not at the center when it comes to develop innovations, i.e. impaired persons and deprived social groups. In this handout they share their findings of the workshops which were held as part of the LIV_IN project. Based on additional theoretical research, the authors Sarah-Kristina Wist, Wilfried Konrad, Rainer Kuhn, Bianca Witzel (DIALOGIK), Catherine Flick (DMU), Bianca Laue, Klaus-Peter Wegge (Siemens) explain the concept of inclusive innovation and describe methods on how to perform inclusive innovation.