Whilst some wait for a competitor or industry leader to announce a new technology on their website or for an innovation to make the news, others have already spotted it… in a scientific paper. Every paper is a sign, a glimpse of what is to come. But if no one picks up on it in … Continued
The other day, whilst reading a European Commission document on strategic foresight, I came across a sentence that got me thinking. Roger Spitz, a futurist and international bestselling author, once said: “The future does not exist today, so we have the opportunity to imagine it, shape it and navigate towards it.” And yesterday (21 April), … Continued
That was one of the most powerful insights we took away from the Strategic Innovation training course organised by Innobasque and facilitated by Valhalla. Over the course of two sessions, we explored models, methodologies and, above all, the need to build structures that enable innovation to move beyond being merely ‘aspirational’ and become ‘operational’. Beyond … Continued
A few weeks ago, InTool took part in the 16th National Congress on Innovation and Public Services (CNIS 2026), held on 25 and 26 February at La Nave (Madrid), a leading national event that brought together more than 1,500 professionals from the public sector, technology companies and innovation leaders. The congress established itself as a … Continued
Having helped numerous organisations set up their monitoring and ideation systems, we have learnt that for some, the real challenge begins afterwards: keeping the system alive. Not because they lack the knowledge, but because day-to-day tasks, priorities and changes in the environment make it difficult to keep up. In one of Javier Martínez Aldanondo’s newsletters, … Continued
