Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

It took the financial backing and technical support of GE and the support of CEO Jeff Immelt to nurture this business through numerous technical and business model changes. And it has helped not only provide a new product development process, but a role model for a new culture based on a venture model.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. The language has been widely adopted, and that includes some folks who haven''t yet had the chance to read Ries'' work or digest the ideas behind it.

Company 9

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

Michael Mauboussin doesn't write about innovation, but his clear writing that blends finance, strategy, and psychology puts him on my list. While Jobs and everything he accomplished at Apple is certainly worth studying, in my mind Lafley is a better role model for practitioners. Some readers have asked why I put A.G.

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15