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What central failure point often results in unsuccessful technical innovation projects?

What central failure point often results in unsuccessful technical innovation projects?

What is the primary way Innovation Engineering aims to make innovation more predictable?

What is the primary way Innovation Engineering aims to make innovation more predictable?

According to the text, what is the required focus for framing technical problems within IE?

According to the text, what is the required focus for framing technical problems within IE?

What aspect distinguishes a mere invention from something considered truly innovative in IE?

What aspect distinguishes a mere invention from something considered truly innovative in IE?

What is the immediate goal of the Technical Learning Path within the IE process?

What is the immediate goal of the Technical Learning Path within the IE process?

What is the primary function of the 'Story Narrative' at the start of the IE core process?

What is the primary function of the 'Story Narrative' at the start of the IE core process?

Which guiding principle of IE involves looking at the skills, patents, and data already possessed to devise a solution?

Which guiding principle of IE involves looking at the skills, patents, and data already possessed to devise a solution?

What structure does the IE framework utilize to rapidly confront key feasibility challenges?

What structure does the IE framework utilize to rapidly confront key feasibility challenges?

What practical example illustrates the 'Break it Down' principle in speeding up MVSA development?

What practical example illustrates the 'Break it Down' principle in speeding up MVSA development?

What does studying Innovation Engineering NOT automatically qualify an individual to be called?

What does studying Innovation Engineering NOT automatically qualify an individual to be called?

What cultural concept, originating in Japan, describes an invention that solves a problem perfectly but becomes entirely useless?

What cultural concept, originating in Japan, describes an invention that solves a problem perfectly but becomes entirely useless?

Who is recognized as the founder and primary popularizer of the Chindōgu concept?

Who is recognized as the founder and primary popularizer of the Chindōgu concept?

In what year did the concept of Chindōgu formally begin to take shape?

In what year did the concept of Chindōgu formally begin to take shape?

Which magazine was Kenji Kawakami involved with that provided the context for critiquing consumerism and launching Chindōgu?

Which magazine was Kenji Kawakami involved with that provided the context for critiquing consumerism and launching Chindōgu?

Which of Kawakami's rules is perhaps the most crucial differentiator between Chindōgu and a standard commercial invention?

Which of Kawakami's rules is perhaps the most crucial differentiator between Chindōgu and a standard commercial invention?

What must be true regarding the physical existence of a Chindōgu invention?

What must be true regarding the physical existence of a Chindōgu invention?

What defining characteristic must a Chindōgu possess regarding its initial intent?

What defining characteristic must a Chindōgu possess regarding its initial intent?

What mindset shift does a Chindōgu approach encourage regarding design problems?

What mindset shift does a Chindōgu approach encourage regarding design problems?

What international venue hosted an exhibition showcasing Kawakami's Chindōgu creations as conceptual art?

What international venue hosted an exhibition showcasing Kawakami's Chindōgu creations as conceptual art?

What aspect of Chindōgu design separates it from inventions that fail by accident?

What aspect of Chindōgu design separates it from inventions that fail by accident?