Early Identification of Convergence as an Opportunity for Competence Development

Innovation is crucial for many organizations and industries aiming to maintain a competitive edge in national and international markets. That innovations can be created in a multitude of ways is a wellknown fact. One possibility considered here are cross-industry innovations, as in those innovations that seek to transfer existing processes and technologies from other industries into their own sector, and then use them to generate more innovations. The main difficulties facing such an endeavor is, amongst others, the ability to identify the relevant extra-industry processes and technologies, successfully integrating them into one’s own knowledge structure, and implementing them in a company-specific application.+ Reihe: ITC Digitale Transformation der Arbeitswelt Working Paper Series, Nr. 001/202