Research and Insights

Innovation and Design Cooperative faculty are actively involved in research related to the science and process of innovation, creative problem solving and collaboration. Their research has been published widely in both international and national journals and focuses on generating theoretical, applied,and pedagogical insights related to innovation and the many factors that enable it to occur across diverse contexts. Below is a sample of relevant innovation-related research from IDC faculty:

Research Articles

  • Lewis, M., Kasi, V., and Hayward, S. “Governance by Design: Using Design Thinking to Break Fixation and Transform Inter-Organizational Relationships.” Forthcoming in the Journal of Business Strategy, Dec. 2017. 
  • Lewis, M., Hayward, S., Baxter, R., & Coffey, B. Forthcoming. “Stakeholder Enrolment and Business Network Formation: A Process Perspective on Technology Innovation.” International Journal of Technoentrepeneurship, 2016. 
  • Lewis, M., & Elevar, R. 2014. “Managing and Fostering Creativity: An Integrated Approach.” International Journal of Management Education, vol. 12, no. 3, 235–247.
  • Lewis, M., Sankaranarayanan, B., & Rai, A. 2012. “Technology and Context: A Sociomaterial Perspective on Technology Enabled Change.” Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 
  • Elaver, R. 2012. “Form, Function, Emotion: designing for the human experience.” Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education for Future Wellbeing. Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Lewis, M. 2011. “An Integrated Approach to Teaching the Capstone Strategic Management Course: A Left- and Right-Brained Approach.” Business Education Innovation Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 66–72.
  • Lewis, M., Sankaranarayanan, B., & Rai, A. 2011. RFID-Enabled Innovation and Its Impact on Healthcare Process Performance: A Multilevel Analysis. International Conference on Information Systems, St. Louis, MO.
  • Elaver, R. 2010. “Teaching Creativity & Design Process to Non-Designers.” Proceedings of Third International Forum for Design As Process. Turin, Italy.
  • Baxter, R., & Lewis, M. 2009. The Influence of Industry Structure on the Development and Deployment of a Personal Health Record System. Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS) Conference, Phoenix, AZ. 
  • Lewis, M., Young, B., Mathiassen, L., Rai, A., & Welke, R. 2007. “Business Process Innovation Based on Stakeholder Perceptions.” Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management, vol. 6, nos. 1-2, 7–27.

Social Media

  • Lewis, M. “Innovate or Die: Nine suggestions for Resilient Organizations”(click here)
  • Lewis, M. “Lessons from US Healthcare Reform: Lessons for Building a Culture of Innovation”(click here)