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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.

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Average company lifespan has shrunk to 10 years – Don’t be average!

Innovation 360 Group

It can happen due to reasons out of your control, like changing cultural values, changing technology, or shifts in customer demographics. Technology is changing so rapidly now that the assumptions you made about the market a few years ago probably no longer hold true. People simply move on and leave the past behind.

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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. 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. When the market tanked, however, all of the sudden its culture came to be seen as “cocksure” and “naive.”.

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

The BMI Lab Blog

We can summarize their business approach in the following points: The Chinese customers are avid buyers of technology. At the same time, in 2003-2004, Alibaba invested USD 52 million to enter the C2C market in China through its service, Taobao.com. How do Chinese innovators work?

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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.