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Why Business Strategy Shouldn’t Be “Scientific”

Innovation Excellence

In 2004, I was leading a major news organization during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. That can’t help but to color their analysis. When it was flying high, it was said to have an unparalleled culture with happy people who worked long hours but loved every minute of it. Why Business Case Studies Are Flawed.

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On the Origin of Companies

David Marks

In the book Charles Darwin described a natural selection process favoring individuals and species who, due to a lucky collection of redeeming features, were better suited to their environment than less fortunate peers. They differ in their culture, openness to change and new ideas. And most importantly by strategy.

Company 40
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On the Origin of Companies

David Marks

In the book Charles Darwin described a natural selection process favoring individuals and species who, due to a lucky collection of redeeming features, were better suited to their environment than less fortunate peers. They differ in their culture, openness to change and new ideas. And most importantly by strategy.

Company 40
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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. CVCs must reflect an overall culture of continuous innovation. Staying true to the CVC’s core mission — despite appealing options — is crucial to success.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. CVCs must reflect an overall culture of continuous innovation. Staying true to the CVC’s core mission — despite appealing options — is crucial to success.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. CVCs must reflect an overall culture of continuous innovation. Staying true to the CVC’s core mission — despite appealing options — is crucial to success.

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

Quinn & Cameron argued that organization can be defined by their cultures and introduced their Competencies Values Framework. New generations, societal change, sustainable goals and disruptive technology require organizations to be much more flexible, self-reinventing organisms that don’t fit above-mentioned design principles.