Rolandas Strazdas

Improvement of Product Innovations Development Models

Many authors distinguish product innovation as a key factor leading to long-term competitiveness of companies. This article analyses widely used product innovation development models and also models having distinguished features. The models are examined in the light of success factors for product innovation development discovered during the empirical studies. Based on the analysis the strengths and weaknesses of the models are identified which provide direction for further improvement. As a result of the study it is becoming clear that the analysed models are not properly consider the success factors such as corporate culture, top management involvement and product development strategy. In particular, attention is drawn to the fact that all models are designed for rather big companies having experience in product innovation development.

Methodical Aspects of Creativity Stimulation for the Purposes of Innovation Development

The paper analyses a pressing problem of creativity stimulation for the purposes of innovation development. Creativity stimulation is analyzed as an element of an organic system and can be accepted as recourse development having a big influence on all elements of organic systems for creativity development that covers recourses, processing, results and consumption. The article analyzes relation between the level of employee’s creativity and an environment provided for creativity development in an enterprise. The classification of the methods stimulating creativity is present based on the analysis of 12 wildly used methods and is oriented toward innovation development. Proposals for how to use the methods of creativity stimulation for the purposes of innovation developments are presented.

Mechatronikos pagrindiniu studiju proceso ir jo vertinimo tobulinimas

Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinejamas mechatronikos pagrindiniu studiju procesas, susijes su verslo poreikius geriau atitinkanciu inžinerijos specialistu rengimu Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universiteto Mechanikos fakultete. Analizes ir tyrimo metu buvo isryskinti studiju proceso tobulinimo aspektai, kuriu igyvendinimas leistu panasiomis sanaudomis parengti kvalifikuotesnius inžinerijos krypciu bakalaurus. Siems aspektams praktiskai igyvendinti autoriai siūlo patobulinta mechatronikos pagrindiniu studiju procesa. Siam dalykui realizuoti reikia ir studiju proceso rezultatyvumo vertinimo metodikos, kuri autoriu pateikiama straipsnyje. Siūlymai tobulinti ir vertinimo metodika ne tik padetu gerinti siuolaikines mechatronikos studijas, bet ir galetu būti naudojami kitu mokslo sriciu studijoms tobulinti.