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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. This is mainly due to the engineering culture that is embedded in many companies and which drives the decisions at the highest levels. Merging Theory and Practice. How to Tackle the Problem. Engaging the staff.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. This is mainly due to the engineering culture that is embedded in many companies and which drives the decisions at the highest levels. Merging Theory and Practice. How to Tackle the Problem. Engaging the staff.

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Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of September

etventure

This blog covers Daimler’s digital offensive, the need for changes to corporate culture, and the advantages of digitization in respect to social equality. The goal is to follow the example of startups and to make the whole company more agile, adaptable and decisive. For many engineers, this will be a culture shock!

Agile 40
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Part 1: Accelerating the impact of Innovation Campaigns

Values Centered Innovation

In a 2007 McKinsey Quarterly article on “Leadership and Innovation,” the authors made it quite clear that “Innovation is a core driver of growth, performance and valuation.” Develop stronger marketing and branding. 50% are currently attempting to change their culture. 50% are currently attempting to change their culture.

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The Importance of Persistence: Building an Innovation System for the Long-term

The Inovo Group

Independent reporting – They were independent of core corporate functions like R&D, Marketing, and Business Development. Focus on innovation not changing others – They were not expected to “make everyone innovative” or change company culture. A 2007 study by M. They reported directly to the CTO. Prabhu, & R.

System 53
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Why you need extreme constraints to fuel innovation

hackerearth

Never having gotten near bankruptcy like other airline majors, Southwest Airlines with its nonconformist culture has remained profitable for close to 50 years using focused innovations. CEO Marissa Mayer offered the same opinion writing for Businessweek in 2006: Some of the most innovative ideas have come from marketing and advertising.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. While they’ll likely never regain the market dominance they had in the 20 th century, (their business model continues to be extremely profitable) Nadella likely saved Microsoft from irrelevance.