Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2011

Thanks to the digital revolution, big ideas — those that change industry, or topple governments — can spread easily and rapidly without ever being committed to paper. Yet several of them — Seth Godin, Eric Ries, and Gary Vaynerchuk — have recently published traditional, paper books.

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Ries Godin Marketing Strategy Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

For example, I'm sure that most innovation practitioners wouldn't put baseball researcher Bill James on their list, but his mission to find patterns, develop theories, and overturn orthodoxy has greatly influenced my own thinking. Lindegaard has spent the last few years developing practical guidance about "open innovation."

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

One of Blank's disciples, Eric Ries , turned his wildly popular Startup Lessons Learned blog into The Lean Startup , one of 2011's best business books. In late 2008, while prepping for a presentation to some magazine industry bigwigs, a colleague happened on a new venture that had been recently launched by Time, Inc.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Ries Mintzberg 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2014

To encourage company-wide questioning, The Lean Startup ’s Eric Ries says, “It’s not about slogans or putting up posters on the wall — it’s about the systems and the incentives you create to promote the behavior.” Ries points out that at most companies, “the resources flow to the person with the most confident, best plan.

Company 11

Company Ries Christensen Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Most of the executives I meet with, regardless of their industry, now promote UX as key to their product strategy. The auto industry invented the blockbuster product "reveal" long before Jobs, with auto execs unveiling new "concept cars" at auto shows in an annual ritual of one-upmanship that continues today.

Leadership 11

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

They're bad at innovation by design: All the pressures and processes that drive them toward a profitable, efficient operation tend to get in the way of developing the innovations that can actually transform the business. However, in the process of unleashing this potential, leaders must make sure their innovators develop sustainability.

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Innovation Company ROI Disruptive Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Software development is a frenzied decathlon of activity, constantly pressed on all sides by resource constraints, budgets and deadlines. Waterfall development lays the wrong foundation. In a waterfall development cycle, this phenomenon is all too common. Most software development teams today are feature-focused.

Agility 12

Agility Ries Constraint Software 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. The publicity around the upcoming launch of an ICO that plans to raise several tens or even hundreds of million dollars is a related way to drive developer interest and engagement.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

That includes learning from the outside and striving to adopt certain start-up practices, with a focus on three key management processes: (1) resource allocation that nurtures future businesses, (2) faster-cycle product development, and (3) partnering with start-ups. Product development: g etting closer to customers and moving faster.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

To become a complete man or woman, each must develop both sides of the psyche. He lays out the theory that has changed the way we think about innovation: disrupters enter the market with low-end or new market innovations and eventually upend an industry. With all this learning by doing, setbacks will be inevitable.

Books 13

Books Christensen Ries Disruptive Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

It is clear that agencies are still holding on to their sacred cows, but it is crystal clear that the dogma of the industry is being rewritten. Here are five new attributes that I think marketing agencies will need to develop to survive: 1. Eric Ries brought the concept of the Lean Startup into our zeitgeist. Models of leanness.

Marketing 10

Marketing Brand Advertorial Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

You may need people with relevant experience within a specific industry, the ability to perform a particular technical skill, or a talent for writing or presentation. Organizational Development Book. No one style is better than another, and each car­ries its own set of benefits to a collaborative discus­sion.

Diversity 8

Diversity Ries Creativity Groupthink 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. It’s a technique that any manager can use when developing and launching a new venture.

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Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Within any industry, mental models tend to converge over time. In their quest to upend industry rules, they learn how to distinguish “immutable laws” from “ingrained beliefs.” differ­ent risk cate­go­ries (incremental improvements versus speculative ventures); and differ­ent time horizons.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

You’re probably familiar with the “minimum viable product” of Eric Ries’ Lean Start-Up fame; but here I’m talking about the acronymically identical “minimum viable pilot.” The startup turned its ostensible shortcoming into a usable insight in its own technical and sales development.

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KPI Innovation Ries Banking 9

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. A faster cycle time for developing ideas.

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Company Airlines Ries Survey 8