ISPIM (The International Society for Professional Innovation Management) originated in an initiative taken by Professor Knut Holt at the

University of Trondheim A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

in 1973. Wishing to initiate a modern approach to

innovation management Innovation management is a combination of the management of innovation processes, and change management. It refers to product, business process, marketing and organizational innovation. Innovation management is the subject of ISO 56000 (formerly ...

research, Professor Holt started a programme of studies on

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and Information Behaviour: the NAIB Program. The objective was to present tools and guidelines for practical application to

product Product may refer to: Business * Product (business), an item that serves as a solution to a specific consumer problem. * Product (project management), a deliverable or set of deliverables that contribute to a business solution Mathematics * Produ ...

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 Product innovation is the creation and subsequent introduction of a good or service that is either new, or an improved version of previous goods or services. This is broader than the normally accepted definition of innovation that includes the ...

management. In the years since then, ISPIM has organised scientific and managerial

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, conferences and symposia. ISPIM has over 700 members, holds scientific gatherings and produces

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research.

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