6 Steps To Become A Better Scout

 

Technology scouting's primary goal is to help small and medium-sized businesses identify emerging innovations, channel tech-related data into the organization, and promote inexperienced technology in a corporate setting. At Ingenious e-Brain, we combine our knowledge, analysis, and tried-and-true processes to map out the innovations that will influence your business. Here are few tips to help you become a technology scout :

1. Identification of Emerging technology: Understand prevalent technologies and products in the domain identify new technology opportunities that the company has not tapped into.

2. Gathering Information from information sources: Choose the sources of knowledge and the tools to use. Formal and informal sources of information may be distinguished. Informal sources are particularly useful for detecting discontinuities and high-level areas of technical change. Formal sources have the advantage of allowing automated knowledge searches, such as database searches using predefined algorithms. These sources are usually paid or open-source databases. The information is collected through journals, technology reports, studies, and other databases such as Orbit Questel, Derwent Innovations, seminars, and conferences.

3. Data collection: Data is gathered and often saved for later study. You can gather more data and pick more important information using their technical skills and understanding of its needs by utilizing a broader network.

4. Data Analysis: Filtration, analysis, and interpretation of collected data is carried out. It is believed that a better analysis takes place in the collaborated team of scouts and those receiving the information.

5. Technology Mapping: In this step, you map identified technologies to the client's need or requirement on how and where they can utilize identified solutions or technologies to streamline their processes and earn more profits.

6. Technologies from Adjacent Industries: Finally, in this step, you will find technologies available from adjoining industries or domains that could be used for better process outcomes by the client company.

 

In our experience, we have found that the above steps effectively carry out technology scouting services.

 

If you have any questions or want to know, then we can help your business with its innovation challenges, get in touch with us here or email us at services@iebrain.com.