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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

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Business organizations are not built for innovation; they are built for efficiency.&# – Vijay Govindarajan In The Other Side of Innovation the authors demonstrate their absolute knowledge of an area that many organizations need more of, innovation! There is just one little problem. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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The Middle East Could Be a Cradle of Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Long before the Arab uprising in 2010 — and uninhibited by uncertainty and instability today — Middle East entrepreneurs have used innovation to overcome challenges and to find new opportunities for growth. But why would a rich man ever want a poor man's product? and China and eventually the Middle East.

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31 Innovation Questions (and Answers) To Kick Off the New Year

Harvard Business Review

Consider it a summary of what's on my mind as 2010 comes to a close. new product, distribution channel, marketing approach). Academics like Clayton Christensen and Vijay Govindarajan, leading-edge innovative companies like Procter & Gamble and Cisco Systems, and thoughtful writers like Michael Mauboussin and Bill James.

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Whatever Happened to the $300 House?

Harvard Business Review

The idea to design and build a $300 house first appeared here on the HBR site in August 2010, in a post by me (Vijay Govindarajan) and Christian Sarkar, and then again as one of several ideas in the HBR Agenda 2011. Any solution to housing for the poor must maintain the dignity of the members of the community. Durability.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. In 2010, Chandra started a for-profit venture, Forus Health , which launched the world’s first low-cost fundus camera , 3nethra, that screens anterior (cornea) and posterior (retina) segments of the eye for four major conditions (cataracts, diabetic retina, glaucoma, and cornea issues).

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World Business Forum – Top 10 Speakers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So the list that follows is my ranking of the Top 10 Speakers from World Business Forum 2010 as well as my logic behind the rankings. Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&# Nando Parrado - Nando was the only speaker at the conference to receive a standing ovation, but this is not why I ranked him #1.

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