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Customer Orientation Effects on Innovation

Integrative Innovation

Danneels studies the effects of customer orientation on a firm’s innovativeness. For example, cordless telephones were a radical innovation relative to wired phones because they were based on a substantially new technology; however, their customer base was essentially the same. Kopalle and E.

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The Case for Dual Innovation

Tim Kastelle

And it looks like I have a point here… After being discounted by many innovation practitioners in my sphere for some time, the concept of organizational ambidexterity is now finally gaining traction with rising speed. Similarly, about 70 percent of disruptive innovators also lean toward a more centralized approach.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

According to the degree of innovation, innovations can be divided into evolutionary and disruptive innovations. Radical innovations are similar to evolutionary innovations - but the leap of innovation is more comprehensive. What Is Disruptive Innovation? Havard Business Review.

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What do we expect from Innovation? Mostly disappointment

Paul Hobcraft

When they are constantly scanning reports on the “state of innovation” it can often lull them, to give some that warm glow, others quickly being dismissive, disregarding many of the key messages as “not applicable to me”. Then disruption suddenly hits. Customers and employees are driving innovation.

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Managing Change Despite Uncertainty

Innovation 360 Group

How can business leaders plan for business continuity in the face of a volatile, unpredictable global climate frequently rocked by disruptive tech and the sudden appearance of competitors from unexpected quarters? Innovation360 has identified are three levels of change management essential for creating a culture of innovation.

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Organizing for Simultaneous Innovation Capability – key findings from +1,000 companies, republished from Drucker Forum 2016

Innovation 360 Group

A fter collecting and studying innovation data from over 1,000 companies in 62 countries, I’m often asked whether Small and Midsize Enterprises (SME) are more innovative and entrepreneurial than larger corporations. H3 is the explorative style: needs are investigated on a deeper level and new technology used to disrupt.

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Organizing for Simultaneous Innovation Capability – key findings from +1,000 companies, republished from Drucker Forum 2016

Innovation 360

A fter collecting and studying innovation data from over 1,000 companies in 62 countries, I’m often asked whether Small and Midsize Enterprises (SME) are more innovative and entrepreneurial than larger corporations. H3 is the explorative style: needs are investigated on a deeper level and new technology used to disrupt.

Company 40