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Open Strategy: Mastering Disruption From Outside The C-Suite

Innov8rs

By adopting an open strategy, leadership teams can access diverse external knowledge sources and become aware of their biases, while also building buy-in to accelerate execution. Christian reports that corporates with open-minded leadership have over 50% of all strategic initiatives open. Are You Ready To Open Up Your Strategy?

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COVID-19: Business R&D Spending Will Fall by at Least 5-6%

Commodore Innovation

If your company cuts innovation spending, but a competitor doesn’t, will you lose your technology leadership position? In five out of the last six recessions the United States has gone through since 1960, R&D spending (a good proxy for total innovation investment) by firms has declined. in 2001 and a further 5.6%

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Why Resilient Companies Embrace Strategic Innovation

Legacy Innovation Group

In their unceasing quest for market leadership, these firms have embraced the constant and relentless hunt for "what's next"⃜ for the next innovation that will advance their markets to the next stage. They have not been afraid to experiment and innovate in order to remain the leaders they are today.

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

Quick Rundown: In January, 2002 Kmart is headed for bankruptcy. Heck, leadership had discontinued the famous catalogues in 1993 to stop store cannibalization and push people into locations where the company could promote more products and services. Media is under change, and that change is being created by technology.

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How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System

The BMI Lab Blog

Next-generation information technology. The growing percentage of funds allocated to technology innovation clearly shows China's ambition on innovation leadership (source: Prof. BYD became the second largest battery company in 2002. New-energy automotive. High-end robotics. New materials and composites.

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What do you need to innovate?

David Marks

They understand technology better. Good leadership provide clarity and focus. Technology leadership forges a competitive advantage. Purposefulness breaks further into: Leadership and Clarity. Employees of the (usually shy and reserved) IT/Technology department took ownership to become commercially facing.

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What do you need to innovate?

David Marks

They understand technology better. Good leadership provide clarity and focus. Technology leadership forges a competitive advantage. Purposefulness breaks further into: Leadership and Clarity. Employees of the (usually shy and reserved) IT/Technology department took ownership to become commercially facing.