Lead on Purpose

JULY 7, 2012

Despite pioneering and successfully growing Apple out of his garage, Steve Jobs was fired from the innovative company in the late eighties. When Woodward and Bernstein first got wind of a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Water Office Complex, they smelled something fishy.

Leadership 193

Leadership Follow-up Film Committee 193

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

Innovation 9

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

During a meeting in which GM''s top management team was considering a weighty decision, Sloan closed the meeting by asking." Sloan then waited as each member of the assembled committee nodded in agreement. During the long process of creating a blockbuster film, the teams at Pixar rely on criticism to make their work stronger.

Innovation 8

Innovation Team Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. LaunchPad , a San Francisco startup that provides enterprise innovation software, recently participated in a vision sprint that I designed for them.

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

It''s only through history and books or films that my generation has a grasp of what life must have been like. Just recently, I had the chance to watch the German film, The Lives of Others , which won the 2007 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The execution of these systems is, as you''d expect, very different.

Film 8

Film Information Technology Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

Madhav was in the MSx program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a program for mid-career managers. He had been director of product management at Dell Computer before coming to Stanford. Yet, as with all innovators who challenge the status quo, the iGroups faced challenges. The SFO project began in January 2015.

Audience 8

Audience Brainstorming Project Class 8