Kenedict Innovation Analytics provides new ways to analyse, visualise and measure innovation-related data and facilitates fact-based decision-making with regard to innovation policy and resource allocation, provides market intelligence and partner searching through Open Innovation. In his latest blog post, André Vermeij uses Lens data to analyse the effect of losing Apple's long standing chief design officer, Jony Ive, by analysing the connectivity of Apple’s internal innovation network.

As Apple’s Chief Design Officer, Jony Ive played a pivotal role in aligning the industrial design and user interfaces of Apple’s products. Now that he’s stepping down and starting his own design firm, Ive’s position will essentially be replaced by two other positions: a VP of Industrial Design and a VP of Human Interface Design. What effect does this have on the connectivity of Apple’s internal innovation network, and is this the right choice in ensuring aligned hardware and software design in the future as well?

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