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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. They reported directly to the CTO. Focus on innovation not changing others – They were not expected to “make everyone innovative” or change company culture.

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The death of the 20th Century corporation

Matthew Griffin

“Evidence shows us that the 20 th Century Corporation is dying and that it’s being replaced by a new breed of Millennial Organisation that operates, scales and runs in an entirely new way. In order to compete tomorrow’s corporations will need to reinvent their operating model and embrace a Platform strategy.”.

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The rise and rise of Entrepreneurs

Matthew Griffin

“When people come together with a common purpose anything is possible. Entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly empowered and the businesses they’re building have already torn down and transformed entire industries and you under estimate them at your peril.”.