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The core principles of Leading FOR Innovation

Cris Beswick

The ultimate manifestation of this is to figure out how to disrupt yourself inside the safety of an innovation process before a competitor (existing or new) does it for you. By dedicating resources to these horizons, organisations can future-proof their businesses and stay ahead of industry disruptions.

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Pixar, Artists, Founders and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

And in fact, the creative process at Pixar has a ton of lessons for both startup founders and corporate innovators. I found other parallels between Pixar’s method for managing innovation and what we built in the Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps incubators. Lean Startups are built around the same notion as Pixar research trips.

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