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5 Excuses of Companies that Don’t Innovate (And How to Overcome Them)

Moves the Needle

Sales says they just sell whatever the product team delivers. The product team says they struggle to keep up with a long list of features required by product management. Form a monthly meetup (like a happy hour) for all employees interested in design thinking and lean startup ideas. Eric Ries came from b2c.).

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 2

Tim Kastelle

Research confirms: development of exploration in parallel to exploitation capabilities proves to be mandatory for established companies in order to compete successfully and sustainably. One way for established organizations to strengthen exploration is by developing internal capabilities in order to overcome their inherent inertia.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

But even participating in other firms’ ecosystems can be highly attractive, as demonstrated by e.g. several app developers. Leadership through vision and influence, rather than command and control, is required. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof.