Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When I urge managers in a company to make open innovation part of their innovation strategy, they get it conceptually. A recent project we did for FVA, a branch of the German trade association VDMA for companies that provide drive-train systems and components, bears this out.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

A conversation with Peter Fasolo about the value of transformational growth and innovation – and how to help it unfold. Such a degree of corporate socialization can also stifle innovation and overall cognitive diversity. How do you keep your people open to transformational growth and innovation?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. This sweeping goal of total educational transformation may seem overly ambitious for someone whose work centers in learning technologies.

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

A conversation with Peter Fasolo about the value of transformational growth and innovation – and how to help it unfold. Such a degree of corporate socialization can also stifle innovation and overall cognitive diversity. How do you keep your people open to transformational growth and innovation?

Innovation 40

Innovation Diversity Human Resources Committee 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

There are a range of causes for data misinterpretation , including insufficient domain expertise and lack of training in statistical thinking. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. While a picture may be worth a thousand words, the same can’t always be said for these charts and graphs. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The bad news: Petabytes of new data and algorithmic innovation assure that “autonomy creep” will relentlessly challenge human oversight from within. But only the human oversight committee approves what gets “autonomized” and how it is implemented. These distinct approaches enjoy demonstrable real-world success.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. Cultivate the local media.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Seven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders ®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of "high-potential" non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. And, as a result, we are now able to identify three key reasons why it has been so effective.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The assumption is that a merger will make it easier to achieve economies of scale, develop a large but narrow network of preferably healthy patients, establish data registries, and integrate expensive technology. Five main factors make our clinical partnerships work: Joint operating committees that meet regularly.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. It measures and holds itself accountable for changes in the way that teachers use information and communications technology in the classroom.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

During an intensive 8-week pilot, each team was trained and then it analyzed the cost structure of one function and recommended cost reduction tactics. As with the G&A project, a steering committee composed of the facility’s senior leaders was formed. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth.

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Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

To combat this trap, managers must think about problems differently—engage in problem finding before problem solving— so they can see innovative solutions that can break through impasse. We gave them a number of prompts and asked them to estimate the daily costs, on a scale of $0 to $20,000, of each.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. The most important capabilities systems do not fall neatly into groupings designed many decades ago.

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Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Every company needs infrastructure – roads, bridges, ports – and every company benefits from the new technologies made possible by basic scientific research. Starting around 1980, however, shifts in technology, geopolitics, and governance changed the game. Every company benefits from an educated populace.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. ’ Sometimes you need to be reminded of that.” There are two reasons for that.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

But there is no question that the price tag and the effort required to train and motivate physicians and staff were worth it. How the most innovative providers are creating value. When using a new technology, people want to know that they will be supported and protected should anything go wrong. Insight Center.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Before I go any further, today’s rant should not be construed as a call for elitism, but rather a call for authenticity, innovation and professionalism. As leadership advisors and coaches we counsel our clients on the need for change and innovation, but have we become the proverbial shoe maker without shoes?

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