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The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick
Creativity Digital ArticleThe secret sauce is “socialstructing.” -
How Open Innovation Can Help You Cope in Lean Times
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleA recession often forces you to cut R&D as you refocus on your core. But innovation need not go by the wayside. By placing certain assets and projects... -
Visualizing Hip-Hop Lyrics as Cultural Indicator
Design thinking Digital ArticleGraphics aren’t just an alternative to representation in words. -
The Innovator's Question: What Would Fosbury Do?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThe groundbreaking high jumper is a great model for intrapreneurs. -
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? […] -
Innovating for Shared Value
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAt its best, business is about innovating to meet society's needs and to build a profitable enterprise. But many corporate leaders are struggling to achieve... -
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, […] -
Create Three Distinct Career Paths for Innovators
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleLarge companies say they want to be innovative, but they fundamentally mismanage their talent. Expecting innovators to grow along with their projects... -
How Chinese Companies Are Reinventing Management
Business management Magazine ArticleThey prioritize autonomy at scale, internal digital platforms, and a clear project focus. -
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. -
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.” […] -
How Indian Companies Are Using Technology to Reach New Consumers
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Network Effects Aren’t Enough
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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. […] -
Using Scorecards for Governance in the Corporate and Public Sector
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleI didn't anticipate that I would leave the country of Iceland with a renewed awareness of the different governance challenges faced by private and public... -
Ideas as Art: A Conversation with James G. March
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThree years ago, consultants Laurence Prusak and Thomas H. Davenport asked prominent management thinkers to name their gurus and reported the results... -
Ten Ways to Diversify an Inbred Network
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleNetworks are essential for collaboration, innovation, and career development. But too many executives have networks that, while they may be large, don’t have enough diversity to be effective. For the past fifteen years, I have asked the executives I teach to list the people with whom they have discussed important work matters over the past […] -
Don't Let Your Next Crisis Go to Waste
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWe're all familiar with the many examples of spectacular human and organizational response to crisis situations - such as that in the wake of the earthquake...
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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
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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. -
Why Has the EV Market Stalled?
Marketing Digital ArticleIf automakers want to boost sales, they must cater to a different set of interests and concerns. -
GenAI Could Make Online Conversations More Civil
Internal communication Digital ArticleNew research examines whether LLMs can teach people conflict-mediation techniques at scale. -
Overcoming Common Challenges to Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleHow companies can improve their prospects for growth. -
The Missing Link Between Strategy and Innovation
Innovation Digital ArticleTo drive growth, corporate innovation needs to connect to a clear set of strategic priorities and play to the company’s strengths.
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Webuycars: Finding the key to new growth in South Africa
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on Faan van der Walt (as protagonist), his brother Dirk, and WeBuyCars, a large second-hand car dealership in South Africa, which has... -
SoundCloud: A Case Study of How SoundCloud Derived "Place Surplus" in Berlin
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details SoundCloud is one of the world's largest audio-share websites and a recent example of successful entrepreneurship to have come out of an unexpected place:... -
Niantic Labs and the Professional Entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley: Google, Pokémon Go, and Beyond (C)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details The case series primarily centers on Hanke's most recent venture - San Francisco-based Niantic Labs that develops augmented reality (AR) games for use... -
CBM Pte Ltd - Industry's 'Silent Service'?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details CBM Pte Ltd (CBM) originated as a subsidiary developed to support the facilities management (FM) needs of its property development parent, Singapore-based... -
IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case describes IDEO, one of the world's leading design firms, and its human-centered innovation culture and processes. It is an example of what managers... -
Beer for All: SABMiller in Mozambique
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, has developed a business model in Mozambique that represents a radical departure from the firm's traditional... -
FOX Sports and News Corp.'s Sports Empire
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details By 2003, Rupert Murdoch and his team had built an impressive global sports regime within News Corp., while transforming the industry with innovative strategies,... -
Alqueria: More than Just a Glass of Milk (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Alquería was founded by Professor Jorge Cavelier and his son Enrique Cavelier with the motto, "A bottle of milk is a bottle of health." From Alquería's... -
ATH Technologies (C)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. -
Singapore Airlines: Customer Service Innovation
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The members of Singapore Airlines' (SIA) management committee needs to decide whether to cancel the implementation of the new lie-flat seats in business... -
Driving Decarbonization at BMW
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case describes BMW's electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its... -
Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (B)
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Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of "Courting the Poor"
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes the innovative retail model of the Brazilian firm Magazine Luiza. Magazine Luiza enables low-income consumer credit by applying a flexible and... -
Meridian Systems
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The Meridian Systems case focuses on a start-up in the restaurant point of sale (POS) systems market. In early 2018, Meridian is getting ready to roll... -
Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Allen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of... -
Development of Food Retailing in India (B): Consumer's Choice of Food Retailer: Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Kirana, Markets, etc.
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Tesla Motors
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In mid-2013, Tesla Motors was riding a wave of success: It had launched its first really mass-produced car-the model S-to rave reviews; had recently raised... -
FIAFE: Motor Races That Leave No Trace
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Formula E (FEH), officially the FIA Formula E Championship, is a category of car racing that uses electric vehicles only. The series is sanctioned by... -
Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following... -
AnswerDash (Abridged)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details It is 2014 and AnswerDash, a startup backed by venture capital, has not seen the widespread adoption of their online self-service customer support solution...
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The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick
Creativity Digital ArticleThe secret sauce is “socialstructing.” -
How Open Innovation Can Help You Cope in Lean Times
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleA recession often forces you to cut R&D as you refocus on your core. But innovation need not go by the wayside. By placing certain assets and projects... -
Webuycars: Finding the key to new growth in South Africa
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on Faan van der Walt (as protagonist), his brother Dirk, and WeBuyCars, a large second-hand car dealership in South Africa, which has... -
Visualizing Hip-Hop Lyrics as Cultural Indicator
Design thinking Digital ArticleGraphics aren’t just an alternative to representation in words. -
The Innovator's Question: What Would Fosbury Do?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThe groundbreaking high jumper is a great model for intrapreneurs. -
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? […] -
Innovating for Shared Value
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAt its best, business is about innovating to meet society's needs and to build a profitable enterprise. But many corporate leaders are struggling to achieve... -
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 […] -
SoundCloud: A Case Study of How SoundCloud Derived "Place Surplus" in Berlin
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details SoundCloud is one of the world's largest audio-share websites and a recent example of successful entrepreneurship to have come out of an unexpected place:... -
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 […]