N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience. That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Transformation is the new normal.

Innovation 210

Innovation Strategy Competitive Advantage Incubator 210

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2015

Or, if investors are enthusiastic about a new business that Liberty is incubating inside one of its existing companies, he can spin out that business as a “newco” with its own stock. Malone — also a technology visionary — feels similarly; he’ll bet against the market when he thinks that it is wrong.

Examples 8

Examples Incubator Restructuring Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

For example, Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488) was a sculptor, painter, and goldsmith, but his pupils weren’t limited to following his preferred pursuits. The coexistence of and collision among these diverse talents helped make the workshops lively places where dialogue allowed conflicts to flourish in a constructive way.

Innovation 8

Innovation Workshop Incubator Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Every country indeed has its example of the cell phone kiosk owner who made it big. Davos leaders who recognize that entrepreneurship is distinct from self-employment and small business, often fall into the trap of equating entrepreneurship with innovation and, by default, technology. Thus, designing one is an engineering task.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Incubator Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

For decades companies like ours have tried and failed to solve collaboration problems using technology or policy changes to mandate behavior. The gamification approach is especially beneficial for global organizations that have a large, diverse customer base and employees dispersed all over the world.

Globalization 9

Globalization Incubator Incentives Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Companies as diverse as AIG, Disney, and Intuit have been building innovation teams, launching “accelerator” programs to attract promising startups, and giving employees seed funding to test out new ideas with real customers. Market share, cost reductions, and profit margins of new businesses are examples of impact metrics.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Their stories are prominent examples of a widespread pattern. Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. Interacting with two or more cultural contexts can help immigrants combine diverse ideas, solutions, and customer problems in order to create something entirely new.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8