Sat.May 05, 2018

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Why We Can't Innovate

Bill Fischer

In the face of disruptive innovation, most firms that we see recognize the threat fairly early, but fail to change the way that they go about innovating. They falsely believe that they "know" the customer, they champion the future, but invest in the present and they lack urgency.

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Innovation Perspectives: Colombia’s Modern Day Renaissance

Innovation Excellence

The city of Medellin Columbia has received numerous awards recently, including the world’s most innovative city award from the Wall Street Journal and CitiBank in 2013, as well as the biennial Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize in 2016. As I was planning a trip to Colombia with a focus on innovation, I decided to apply one of my own maxims to the voyage.