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The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick
Creativity Digital ArticleThe secret sauce is “socialstructing.” -
Develop Agility That Outlasts the Pandemic
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThree tips to avoid going back to your old bureaucratic ways. -
Why You Should Rotate Office Seating Assignments
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleDesign firms have long claimed that workspace reorganizations promote collaboration and creativity, and research studies back up those claims. But the... -
Don't Let Teamwork Get in the Way of Agility
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOptimize efficiency by rightsizing your teams. -
Visualizing Hip-Hop Lyrics as Cultural Indicator
Design thinking Digital ArticleGraphics aren’t just an alternative to representation in words. -
Saving the Internet
Innovation Magazine ArticleCyberspace can be made safer from the chaos and crime that threaten to overwhelm it. But most recipes for security and order come at a very steep price: the loss of the Internet’s creative potency. -
Solve America’s Employment Crisis With a Netflix Prize
Innovation Digital ArticleAn entire generation’s prosperity vanishing, food stamp use exploding. Welcome to the jobless future. This month’s jobs numbers drive home the point. The unemployment rate fell at the fastest rate for years — great news, right? Wrong. The lion’s share of the gains came from (wait for it) “temporary help services.” See what just happened? […] -
The Risky Business of Diversification
Innovation Magazine ArticleOn the basis of a sample from the top 200 of the Fortune “500” and data from the PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategies) project, this author gives some guidelines for established companies on what to expect from new ventures. He points out that it takes an average of 10 to 12 years before the […] -
A Leap Year Lesson on Correcting Leadership Drift
Managing yourself Digital ArticleWe all know why leap years exist, right? Our calendars get out of synch with the solar system so we must periodically get our human calendars back on track with the celestial ones. In other words, February 29th is all about correcting drift. Without those corrections, things become more and more out of synch. Not […] -
Polycentric Innovation: The New Global Innovation Agenda for MNCs
International business Digital ArticleRecently I delivered a talk a the Council on Foreign Relations titled “Managing the New Trajectory of Global Innovation” explaining why and how multinationals must revamp their Western-centric innovation strategy in order to effectively leverage global ideas, talent, and markets. In our increasingly multi-polar world characterized by the inexorable rise of emerging markets like Brazil, […] -
Can "The New New Thing" Be Something Old?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleI read a little piece in the New York Times yesterday that postcards are staging a comeback, at least in the UK. 135 million were sent last year to British... -
How Frank Gehry Delivers On Time and On Budget
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA study of some 16,000 major projects-from large buildings to bridges, dams, power stations, rockets, railroads, information technology systems, and even... -
Cuil's Dangerous Strategy
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAn article in the Wall Street Journal today described how a startup company called Cuil Inc. has assembled a "dream team" of engineers to try to dethrone... -
The Science of What We Do (and Don’t) Know About Data Visualization
Design thinking Digital ArticleThere are still open questions, but the research can provide some answers about what works. -
Research: Which Firms Are Allowed to Be Disruptors?
Change management Digital ArticleNewcomers may have the will, but industry insiders have the way. -
Afraid to Innovate? Create an Airlock
Innovation Digital ArticleI gave a talk at the Canadian Marketing Association in Toronto last week. Leaving the hall, I fell into step with a young marketer. She seemed stressed. “How are you doing?” I asked. “I liked your talk,” she said, “but it’s hard. Everyone wants to be innovative but no one wants to make a mistake.” […] -
Middle Manager as Innovator (HBR Classic)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEntrepreneurial middle managers are the key to innovative growth in organizations and are a source of hope for a slowed economy. In fact, strategic directives... -
Five Power Skills for Discovering Radical Ideas
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHow to keep your innovation pipeline full. -
Design Thinking Comes of Age
Customer experience Magazine ArticleThe approach, once used primarily in product design, is now infusing corporate culture. -
Innovation Lessons from Amazon
Innovation Digital ArticleWhen I started using my new Amazon Kindle, it became clear to me that CEO Jeff Bezos is trying to dominate the entire value chain in content, from author to consumption. At a svelte 10.3 ounces, my Kindle, through its free Whispernet connection, can download from 115,000 books, 327 blogs, 18 newspapers, and 15 magazines. […]
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Is It Time to Pivot Your Strategy?
Corporate strategy Digital ArticleThree questions to help you decide when and how to correct the course. -
Can AI Help Your Company Innovate? It Depends
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleCompanies that use it for recombination see better results than those that use it for incremental improvements and radical innovation efforts. -
Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?
Innovation Digital ArticleFour research-backed principles to help you determine what’s right for your company. - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM CANVA
The Creative Edge: Transforming Ideas into Impact
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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovator’s Mindset
Managing yourself Digital ArticleEmbracing curiosity, engaging in continuous learning, and fostering collaboration can help fast-track your career. -
Why Entrepreneurs Should Think Like Scientists
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFounders of start-ups who question and test their theories are more successful than their overly confident peers. -
Firms Led by CEOs from Former U.S. Frontier Areas Are Awarded More Patents
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe qualities that were needed to succeed on the frontier are the same ones needed to drive corporate innovation. -
The Middle Path to Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleForget disruption and incrementalism. Here’s how to develop high-growth products in slow-growth companies. -
Why Cross-Functional Collaboration Stalls, and How to Fix It
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleResearch shows that 78% of leaders report “collaboration drag” — too many meetings, too much peer feedback, and too much time spent getting buy-in from stakeholders. - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM NVIDIA
Video Quick Take: Balancing AI-Driven Innovation With Data Responsibility
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How Technology Can Help Drive DEI Success
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Make Decisions with a VC Mindset
Organizational decision making Magazine ArticleThe key is to embrace risk, disagreement, and agility. -
Should Your Brand Hire a Virtual Influencer?
Marketing SpotlightRelying on AI-generated personalities can be a low-risk, high-engagement strategy. -
Winning at Influencer Marketing
Management Digital ArticleOver the past 20 years the social media influencer industry has completely rearranged the way information and culture are conceived, produced, marketed,... -
Your Teams Should Drive AI Adoption — Not Senior Leadership
Innovation Digital ArticleMany companies appoint a designated senior leader to find ways to integrate new tech — and that’s a mistake. -
The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Business and society Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace. -
Corporate Learning Is Boring — But It Doesn’t Have to Be
Creativity Digital ArticleFour lessons from Disney on infusing creativity into employee training. -
A Growth Strategy that Creates and Protects Value
Innovation Digital ArticleFour steps to build a continuous value creation cycle. -
Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategic Choice
Strategy Digital Article“Timid transformation” doomed certain retailers. There’s a better approach. -
The Challenges of Becoming a Less Hierarchical Company
Organizational change Digital ArticleLessons from one company on how to navigate the ups and downs of going flat.
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Smartkarma: Market Opportunity in Investment Research
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Co-founded by Raghav Kapoor in Singapore in 2014, Smartkarma was an innovative e-commerce-based independent platform for providing investment research... -
Idea Generation and Selection: The Alternative Use Exercise, Handout
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Handout supplement for case UV7313. -
Sony Computer Science Laboratories: Sustaining a Culture and Organization for Fundamental Research
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In late 2019, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, the president and director of research at Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Sony CSL), had decided he would be stepping... -
Indore City Bus Transport Service (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case A00024. Towards the end of 90s, mounting losses forced Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC), the sole provider... -
Encompass: Creating Innovation in Broadcast, Everyday (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This is a two-part case series. Case A begins in October 2012, when Encompass Singapore has introduced innovative ways to increase the capacity of its... -
Reinventing E-Commerce: Amazon's Bet on Unmanned Vehicle Delivery
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In a December 1, 2013, interview on American television program 60 Minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon would soon change the future of... -
Clocky: The Runaway Alarm Clock
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gauri Nanda is the creator of an innovative new product: an alarm clock named Clocky that, in addition to ringing, rolls around the room in order to force... -
The Business Model of a University Research Lab
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case study teaches students how to think through the management of open innovation in the context of a different setting such as a university research... -
Reckitt Benckiser: Fast and Focused Innovation
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Since its 1999 merger Reckitt Benckiser (RB), a global consumer goods company, led by its CEO Bart Becht, RB developed a reputation for rapid product... -
adidas Russia/CIS and the Russian Crisis: Retrench or Double Down (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IMD820. The case series is based on extensive interviews with key executives at adidas Russia/CIS in charge of implementing the radical... -
IDEO Service Design (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case describes how IDEO adapt its famed innovation process (developed to design new products) to the particularities of services and their design.... -
Keroche (D): Transforming the Core Business
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja's decision to exit the wine business following the Kenyan government's 2007 increase in excise... -
Innovation at Unilever: The Foundry
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on the Unilever Foundry, a platform for Unilever to engage with start-ups and entrepreneurs, providing them with access to Unilever's... -
Malaka Spice: Revolutionizing Restaurant Ecosystems for a Sustainable Planet
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in 2021 and explores the journey of Chiranjeev Restaurant and Foods Pvt. Ltd., located at Koregaon Park, Pune. It has evolved sustainable... -
Herman Miller (A): Innovation by Design
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Gary Van Spronsen, president of Miller SQA, has been asked to leave the thriving subsidiary he helped to reinvent to join Herman Miller's corporate initiative... -
Alex Atala: Bringing Brazil to the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Brazilian Michelin-star chef Alex Atala managed four restaurants, a foundation advocating for the environment, and a seminar focused on food and sustainability.... -
Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details CEO Zhang Ruimin must plan how to accelerate the growth of self-managed micro-enterprises. Platforms were Haier's business platforms operating in five... -
Lady Gaga (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In March 2011, Troy Carter, manager of pop star Lady Gaga, reflects on decisions made regarding his artist's concert tour and faces a new set of challenges... -
Korea Telecom: Building a GiGAtopia (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Korea Telecom has committed $4billion in investments and R&D to build a GiGAtopia, essentially ushering in the next generation of mobile (5G) and wired...
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Smartkarma: Market Opportunity in Investment Research
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Co-founded by Raghav Kapoor in Singapore in 2014, Smartkarma was an innovative e-commerce-based independent platform for providing investment research... -
The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick
Creativity Digital ArticleThe secret sauce is “socialstructing.” -
Develop Agility That Outlasts the Pandemic
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThree tips to avoid going back to your old bureaucratic ways. -
Why You Should Rotate Office Seating Assignments
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleDesign firms have long claimed that workspace reorganizations promote collaboration and creativity, and research studies back up those claims. But the... -
Don't Let Teamwork Get in the Way of Agility
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOptimize efficiency by rightsizing your teams. -
Visualizing Hip-Hop Lyrics as Cultural Indicator
Design thinking Digital ArticleGraphics aren’t just an alternative to representation in words. -
Saving the Internet
Innovation Magazine ArticleCyberspace can be made safer from the chaos and crime that threaten to overwhelm it. But most recipes for security and order come at a very steep price: the loss of the Internet’s creative potency. -
Solve America’s Employment Crisis With a Netflix Prize
Innovation Digital ArticleAn entire generation’s prosperity vanishing, food stamp use exploding. Welcome to the jobless future. This month’s jobs numbers drive home the point. The unemployment rate fell at the fastest rate for years — great news, right? Wrong. The lion’s share of the gains came from (wait for it) “temporary help services.” See what just happened? […] -
Risk Intelligence and the Resilient Company
Management Digital ArticleRisk intelligence supports organizational resilience by helping leaders identify and manage a broad array of potential threats to their company's value... -
The Risky Business of Diversification
Innovation Magazine ArticleOn the basis of a sample from the top 200 of the Fortune “500” and data from the PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategies) project, this author gives some guidelines for established companies on what to expect from new ventures. He points out that it takes an average of 10 to 12 years before the […]