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Dow and DuPont – Nobody wins when transactions replace leadership

Adam Hartung

From humble beginnings, DuPont became well known as a leader in Research & Development, a consistent leader in patent applications, and the inventor of products that proliferate in our lives from nylon to Teflon pans plastic bottles to Kevlar vests. And it is too bad the leadership wasn’t in place to save it.

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5 Things to stop doing to enable enterprise innovation

Moves the Needle

Of course, speaking to customers about their problems without having any defined product or solution roadmap in mind may seem awkward and even scary to many corporate employees (especially engineers and product developers). We can change how we think of failure by thinking of it as required learning. Where does that leave us?

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No such thing as the digital revolution? Avoidance strategies and status quo mentality are deadly when it comes to digitization!

etventure

Others refer to ‘the fintechs’ that are disrupting and shaking up the old banking economy. It has developed a mediatory app that is clearly taking into account exactly what users want and need. Traditional banks have now lost these customers forever – and this is an upward trend. 3D printers will not replace mass production.”.

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Taking the path to digital transformation

ImagineNation

Digitization is a genuine source of competitive advantage . The Boston Consulting Groups’ (BCG) Most Innovative Companies Report 2018, states that: At leading innovators, R&D and new-product development have become digital endeavours. The shift to digitization is difficult. Quantifying and shifting mindsets.

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5 Things to Stop Doing to Enable Enterprise Innovation

Moves the Needle

Of course, speaking to customers about their problems without having any defined product or solution roadmap in mind may seem awkward and even scary to many corporate employees (especially engineers and product developers). We can change how we think of failure by thinking of it as required learning. Where does that leave us?

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The rise and rise of Entrepreneurs

Matthew Griffin

Typically there are two groups that will be looking to disrupt your business – competitive corporations, either from within or from outside of your current industry and Entrepreneurs. Transforming a large business takes time, leadership and a firm hand but managed correctly you can make the turn and still be in the lead.

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Atelier Louis Zero: Spot, Play, Go,… Zero!

Innovation Excellence

Now, we have all the keys to start the product development. We validate with the developers team that the technical choices and design solutions align, we define and subdivide the different sprints and ensure that they are respected. We are not bank experts at all, so we learned a lot, and it was really interesting!