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Creative Construction – Book review

The Inovo Group

Well-respected Harvard Business School professor and HBR contributor Gary Pisano has weighed in on the topic of large company innovation in his new book ‘Creative Construction’. He makes a compelling case that being ‘large’ doesn’t have to mean being non-innovative, or growing only through the acquisition of innovative start-ups.

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Seeking more Energy Transition Ecosystem Success Stories in 2024

Ecosystems4Innovating

Let us remind ourselves where those collaborations between different stakeholders deliver real change in radical, innovative solutions. For instance, offshore wind energy projects often involve partnerships between energy companies, engineering firms, and local authorities to generate efficient and sustainable energy.

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Successful Innovators Apply Multiple Leadership Styles Simultaneously

Innovation 360 Group

While much has been written on choosing the most promising innovation project and helping it succeed in the market after implementation, one crucial step in the middle hasn’t received enough attention: how to actually get the job done and done well. Radical Innovators more adaptive. The Explorer. The Cauldron.

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Four reasons why corporate startups fail (and how yours can be succesful)

whataventure

In our recent research on why corporate startups fail and what makes them successful, we had an insightful discussion with more than 40 decision-makers and project leaders from various corporates. The story of MOBIKO starts at Audi Business Innovation in 2017. Rarely innovation projects are being prioritized over the daily business.

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Evolution of Hyperloop: Propelling innovation the Elon Musk way

hackerearth

While it will take another 6-9 months for the project to begin, we took a look at something similar and audacious he had proposed a few years earlier—the Hyperloop. The aim was to understand how Musk makes these radical innovations possible and how exactly he propels innovation.

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The trough of innovation disillusionment

Paul Hobcraft

Over time our organizations are finding increasing reasons to put off the more radical innovation that is needed. Incremental innovation is safe and contains all the risks within acceptable levels, so it allows the organization to keep its fixation on the short-term as its only line of site (and executive pay-off).

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15 most important Innovation Theories your company should be using

Idea to Value

In many cases (especially those listed in the book, such as Computer Storage, Department Stores and Construction Equipment), the small company releases a new technology which is inferior in quality or performance to that of the large company, but makes up for it in another way, like a lower price or convenience. Business Model Canvas.

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