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Innovation Ecosystem

Every city and country has it’s own unique innovation ecosystem. It will have different obstacles which hinder or harm innovation. These blockers could include lack of inspiration, cultural norms, lack of resources, skills, bureaucracy, lack of funding, etc etc.

Even corporations can become large enough that they exhibit the same characteristics and develop their own unique ecosystem.

Understanding an innovation ecosystem and how it impacts entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs is the first step to increasing innovation.

Fear and the Sandbox, Part II: Nurturing Innovation in the Workplace

Lessons from the head of DHL’s Startup Lab on the importance of learning from our mistakes, and nurturing an innovation ecosystem that lets us make them. Continue reading...

Innovation Metrics – What Should Innovation Programs Measure?

If you want your innovation program to be successful, you have to articulate clear objectives in advance, and then align them with your metrics. Continue reading...

Innovation Portfolio Management – Principles Before Tools

Don’t get buried in the tools and platforms -- know how your resources, time frames, risks, and options work together to create a viable innovation portfolio map. Continue reading...

Our New Lean Template (and Why You Shouldn’t Use It)

Every company is different and requires a unique business model. Our Lean Experiment template can give you something solid to build yours on. Continue reading...

Fear and the Innovation Sandbox, Part 1

Fear of failure is perfectly natural, but if we let it define our business decisions, we can't truly call ourselves innovators. What we need is a safe place to fail. Continue reading...

Intent-Based Leadership – UnLearning to Lead

If we want our company to achieve greatness, we have to empower our team members to be leaders in their own areas. That means focusing on the clarity of our mission and the capabilities of our teammates. Continue reading...

Strategy of Innovation vs. Innovation Strategy

Shareholders and board members are demanding a vision for the future and an innovation strategy to get there. Regardless of whether the company is public... Continue reading...

33 Steps for Corporate Innovation…you won’t believe what happens next!

The ultimate one-size-fits-all guide to corporate innovation. Continue reading...

Reverse Mentoring: What Millennials Can Teach Executives and Managers

Reverse mentoring involves the pairing of employees from different generations who can offer unique experiences and perspectives to their partner. Continue reading...

Innovation Metric – In Defense of Experiment Velocity

As corporate innovation gets more trendy, businesses are keen to put clear KPIs in place to measure the effectiveness of innovation teams and hold them accountable for making progress. There is a rush to replace traditional KPIs with more actionable metrics such as experiment velocity. Continue reading...

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