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Business model creation and innovation in China: not just copycats.

The BMI Lab Blog

Lean value” focus: This approach is supported by the nature of the market. The success cases for every company on this list illustrate the points above: experimentation and iteration, creative adaptation, “lean value focus,” and global ambition. Failure is not a problem, but a ladder to success.

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Open Innovation: Convincing the Decision Makers

eZassi

Industry experts, problem solvers and even your customer base represent untapped resources that have the potential to both identify potential threats to your business and generate real solutions that can be implemented. This is especially true during lean times. Make the argument for open innovation. The answer will always be: now.

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

As opposed to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking is not necessarily bound to entrepreneurs (to be); it is an essential skill for ‘strengthening human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (Bacigalupo et al., In the Schumpetarian view, opportunities arise from the internal willingness to change the industry. Shane, 2003).