Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe innovation planning methods used at Microsoft. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the cultural environment and changes that needed to occur to implement these methods and looks at a selection of product development efforts at...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a cost‐effective alternative to the open surgery whereby essentially the same operations are performed using specialized instruments designed to fit into the body through several tiny punctures instead of one large incision. The EndoBots (Endoscopic Robots)...