ISPIM
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ISPIM originated in an initiative taken by Professor Knut Holt at the University of Trondheim
in 1973. Wishing to initiate a modern approach to innovation management
research, Professor Holt started a programme of studies on Needs Assessment
and Information Behaviour: the NAIB Program.
The objective was to present tools and guidelines for practical application to product
innovation processes, which was a new field of enquiry at the time. During this period an international group formally founded ISPIM and held the first international conference
on product innovation
management. In the years since then, ISPIM has organised scientific and managerial publications
, conferences and symposia.
ISPIM has 400 members, holds scientific gatherings and produces scientific publications in innovation management
research.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
in 1973. Wishing to initiate a modern approach to innovation management
Innovation management
Innovation management is the discipline of managing processes in innovation. It can be used to develop both product and organizational innovation. Without proper processes, it is not possible for R&D to be efficient; innovation management includes a set of tools that allow managers and engineers to...
research, Professor Holt started a programme of studies on Needs Assessment
Need assessment
Needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or "gaps" between current conditions and desired conditions or "wants". The discrepancy between the current condition and wanted condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need...
and Information Behaviour: the NAIB Program.
The objective was to present tools and guidelines for practical application to product
Product (business)
In general, the product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the "result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce, from the Latin prōdūce ' lead or bring forth'. Since 1575, the word "product" has referred to anything produced...
innovation processes, which was a new field of enquiry at the time. During this period an international group formally founded ISPIM and held the first international conference
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
on product innovation
Product innovation
Product innovation is the creation and subsequent introduction of a good or service that is either new, or improved on previous goods or services of its kind...
management. In the years since then, ISPIM has organised scientific and managerial publications
Scientific literature
Scientific literature comprises scientific publications that report original empirical and theoretical work in the natural and social sciences, and within a scientific field is often abbreviated as the literature. Academic publishing is the process of placing the results of one's research into the...
, conferences and symposia.
ISPIM has 400 members, holds scientific gatherings and produces scientific publications in innovation management
Innovation management
Innovation management is the discipline of managing processes in innovation. It can be used to develop both product and organizational innovation. Without proper processes, it is not possible for R&D to be efficient; innovation management includes a set of tools that allow managers and engineers to...
research.