Why wait till you’ve finished your studies to kick-start an enterprise? From being a social entrepreneur to being a link between industry and academia, student-preneur Tiziana Tan is the ultimate multi-hyphenate millennial.
In this blog post, Prof Thomas Menkhoff, the Director of SMU's MSc in Innovation programme, explains how seizing available opportunities for innovation management education in Singapore will be instrumental in making organisations more profitable.
A significant number of innovations are born within corporate structures. Yet companies fail to capitalise on them to the extent that entrepreneurs do, sometimes to the point that failing to see the innovation paves the way to corporate demise. How can innovators ... Read More
With children getting a very early start on technology, comes the scary possibility of raising a generation of mere tech consumers. Identifying this issue, SMU School of Information Systems undergraduate, Jackson Kwa, has ... Read More
Crowdfunding has been lauded as "the next big thing". MoolahSense co-founder and CEO Lawrence Yong couldn't agree more. He sees it as an innovation that can fill the funding gap for SMEs and start-ups.
From helping start-ups to find the ideal location to situate their businesses, to spotting potential terrorist attacks in Singapore, SMU School of Information Systems students have found innovative uses of geospatial ... Read More
A firm commitment to innovation pervades Germany’s Mittelstand firms. Find out why this key takeaway from a Business Study Mission (BSM) to Germany has left an indelible impression on business student Kevin Lim.
What is absorptive capacity and why is it critical in enabling firms to outperform others by utilising the power of innovation? Find out in this article by the Director of SMU's MSc in Innovation programme, Professor Thomas Menkhoff.
Opportunities for digital disruption are not exclusive to start-ups. Some of the biggest opportunities are, in fact, in FinTech and Internet of Things Analytics.
The phrase “knowledge management” (KM) hasn’t quite made it into the vocabulary of many start-up founders. But it should, because KM is a powerful tool to improve business results. Find out how.