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Parkinson’s Law and the Peter Principle – are they relevant to innovation?

Idea to Value

Parkinson’s Law has often been used to victimize the civil service, but it is valid for all organizations devoid of good leadership and permeated by an unimaginative work ethic. This is why “lean” and “agile” have become buzzwords today. Innovation is anathema to rigid outfits because it involves redesigning work.

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What do most innovative companies have in common?

hackerearth

They promote innovation leadership. Some common examples of diverse leadership roles that are reinforcing innovation in their respective companies include GE’s “Chief Experience Officer” and Taco Bell’s “Chief Food Innovation Officer”, among others. They adhere to lean principles of product development. They are tech-savvy.

Company 77
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The core principles of Leading FOR Innovation

Cris Beswick

I say ‘Leading FOR Innovation’ instead of the usual narrative of ‘Innovation Leadership’ because it’s not about making the leaders themselves ‘innovative’ but about leaders being able to build and lead an organisation where genuine innovation (not innovation theatre!) A great example comes from Tata.

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Nine Questions CEO’s Should Ask About Innovation

Gregg Fraley

They think, “that’s for R&D to do,” or, “that’s the innovation group.” Even in groups and teams that are nominally about innovation, a leader has to make sure the team is not faced with continuous stumbling blocks. Believe it or not, many people don’t think it’s their job to innovate. Do your people know them?

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Navigating Innovation Options

Strategos

Big Data is high on everybody’s radar and used as input to identify opportunities. Innovation labs, corporate incubators, startup collaboration, radical or breakthrough, open innovation, lean startup, co-creation, crowd funding etc. are all interesting innovation concepts that can potentially be used.

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7 Habits of Highly Innovative Companies

ITONICS

Even though it took 7 months for the founders to persuade Bosch leadership that their vision is doable, the startup developed a software with machine learning and analytics integrated within the networks of the retailer and the IoT application. The term comes from the English and is based on the Lean Startup Model by Eric Ries.

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Successful Innovators Apply Multiple Leadership Styles Simultaneously

Innovation 360 Group

Leadership styles are critical to innovation efforts, especially when working with uncertainty. Soo Beng Khoh and Innovation360 CEO Magnus Penker set out to explore exactly how leadership styles are leveraged by successful innovators. They analyzed a data collected from 2,900 companies over 52 months. They are: The Cauldron.