Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products.

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Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. The Change: Was It Innovation, Serendipity or Providence? This is a story about leaving “our lover”, the industry we know and seeking success in the unknown.

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Every industry, no matter how traditional — agriculture, automotive, aviation, energy — is being upended by the addition of sensors, internet connectivity, and software. “That’ll never be my company,” we say, confident of our own willingness to adapt: But this story is wrong. A misunderstood story.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2014

Why would the leading company in EVs voluntarily open up its technology to competitors? Traditional automakers define themselves by their role within the automotive industry. Is Tesla even an automotive company? Successful companies don’t play a role ; they excel at an activity.

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Automotive Industry Disruptive Innovation Open-book 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

To make big improvements in productivity and customer service, people in an organization must collaborate across corporate hierarchies, functions, companies, and geographies. Leading companies such as IBM, Ford, and Avery Dennison are making major improvements in key processes by creating online communities to share deep knowledge.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

Rapid technological and competitive innovation. Take, for instance, the automotive industry's pursuit of information services like GM's OnStar and Ford's Sync, even BMW's iDrive. A great deal of the argument made in 2010 by those in favor of U.S. These trends demand change greater than typical product innovation.

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