Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it''s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Effective means of boosting innovation already exist, but not enough companies are making use of them. I''ll describe both, but first let''s look at what''s wrong with some of the traditional sources of innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it’s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Effective means of boosting innovation already exist, but not enough companies are making use of them. You know those baby sea turtles that get eaten by birds and crabs on their way from the nest to the water?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Meanwhile Harvard Business Review has been focused on this issue, with our most recent cover story titled "How to fix capitalism — and unleash a wave of innovation and growth". Big opportunities exist for organizations challenge existing beliefs, to innovate, and to leverage to create value through new products and services.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

While progress is clearly being made, as an industry, we still have far to go to consistently deliver on the promise of high-value care through technology and innovation. The goal is to provide consistent medicine, based on evidence, for the patient’s specific medical condition. As Harvard Business School professor Clayton M.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

So, if impact investing is still within this early stage of experimentation and iteration, what lessons learned from the formation of the venture capital industry might we apply? Venture capitalists finance structured experiments — with relatively modest amounts of money and time — intended to produce valuable outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

A new wave of entrepreneurs have created innovations that address pressing human needs: a hand-powered solar lamp that reduces a family's dependence on dangerously flammable oil for adequate light; a network of neighborhood-based grocery stores that sell fresh produce; a low-cost infant warmer for vulnerable babies in developing countries.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

The Institute for Applied Cancer Science at MD Anderson (IACS) is exploring revolutionary new cures and the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) is working to revive the US production capacity. Innovating the Innovation Process. A National Innovation Ecosystem.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

Moreover, they are commonly misunderstood or mistakenly lumped in with other institutions supporting early-stage startups, such as incubators, angel investors, and early-stage venture capitalists. Startups enter accelerators for a fixed-period of time, and as part of a cohort of companies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Smart venture capitalists invest in a portfolio of startups with different risk profiles and timeframes for returns. The most successful innovative companies buy startups and other private companies to help transform themselves. We explain each one, pointing out what IBM has done to date and what it must do next.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Change and innovation are choices, not givens, in any organization, and there are managerial levers for making these selections wisely. Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Over the next few years, he provided small amounts of money to seed experiments and to challenge the institution to come up with innovative approaches to address his question. Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

In order to achieve these goals, new, non-traditional metrics were needed to track the project’s community impacts while making sure that investors and capital partners were still accomplishing their financial objectives. Efforts to foster inclusivity also extend to arts and creativity.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2015

With a $50 million gift from venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, through their private family foundation, Rice University is planning an unconventional approach to developing students into leaders. Retired Brig. Most of a person's capacity to lead is learned," Kolditz said. Mobile Leadership Reference Guides: .

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2018

There’s an unassuming restaurant in Dallas called Chop House Burger , home to handspun milkshakes, truffle parmesan french fries, and six innovative burgers. In February, venture capitalist database CB Insights conducted an extensive review examining what contributes to the failure of new businesses.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

As one of the two name partners at Andreessen Horowitz , he is one of the most influential venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. No wonder that when Ben Horowitz writes what he thinks — about leadership, strategy, or innovation — people like me pay attention. He's also a lot more than a blogger.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

” They’re all about “the big idea” and partnerships that last, and they understand that “this business of innovation is something that takes a long time” — it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Its founders were explicit that the goal of the company is not just success but also significance.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

If you ask venture capitalists in Silicon Valley how they measure the success of business entrepreneurs, they would no doubt list off metrics having to do with fast growth: funding raised, people hired, customers acquired, revenue produced. This innovation has impact. The assumption is that company growth is good. Conclusion?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

The societal factors that have made America strong in the past continue today: its diversity, thirst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and institutional support for risk taking. Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever. Reset your goals and KPIs.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

All over Silicon Valley, venture capitalists are asking entrepreneurs “How scalable is your business model?” Two years ago, Friedman left his position as a Fortune 100 executive to start a new venture. His goal was to employ people on the autism spectrum – individuals who have traditionally been unemployable.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Venture capitalists have their radar out for and provide ample resources for the catalysts to scale up very quickly. Those sessions produced a highly sophisticated system that achieved the end goal: a wonderful end-to-end experience for consumers. More such catalysts are entering the fray every day.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

That’s why in most organizations good news zooms to the top, while bad news – data that reveals goals missed, problems lurking, or feedback that challenges or defeats our strategy – flows uphill like molasses in January. Because innovation requires it. Unusually excellent leaders understand this reality. About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

But we’d speculate that Fitbit could do just as well at coaching you through your personal health goals by logging the reading on the minute and storing 1/60th of the data. Bloomberg realized that the ease of information sharing made innovation in consumption a key form of differentiation in the industry.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Relationship management is also vital in successful negotiation, resolving conflicts and working with others toward a shared goal which is especially challenging when a PM is tasked with balancing the needs of customers, resource-constrained engineering teams, and the company’s revenue goals.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Big companies are really bad at innovation because they're designed to be bad at innovation. For those who would admonish Gerber for their approach to transformational innovation, it might be wise to consider that the company did exactly what it was designed to do: create operational efficiency.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In today's world, start-ups aren't the only ones who can innovate. As I discussed in my post How Big Companies Can Save Innovation , large companies are now better positioned to innovate than ever before. Innovation increasingly involves creating business models that tap big companies' unique strengths.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

On a scale of one to five, how important is having a good network to your ability to accomplish your goals? Make you more innovative. The sidebar “The Innovator’s Network Dilemma” presents convincing data that bears out this observation. Get in touch with a venture capitalist. The list goes on.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

We met with leaders at private equity funds, venture capitalists, and incubators, including Andreessen Horowitz and Playground. These conversations highlighted some attitudes and values that seemed to go a long way toward explaining Silicon Valley’s innovation identity. But boldness by itself is a dime-store commodity.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2012

These structures are an evolution from the skunkworks of the past; they create enough space from the core business to allow for focused development while and still maintaining alignment with the organizations larger goals. Redefining Innovation. Reframing Risk. Much of this confusion stems from applying one term to too many contexts.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Listening to their needs and concerns, and showing that you will help them achieve their goals. The analogy to religion is appropriate, because there's always an element of faith in innovation and entrepreneurship. The analogy to religion is appropriate, because there's always an element of faith in innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2011

We're now having constructive conversations with our most knowledgeable and committed customers, whether through a customer advisory board, a user group that regularly gives product feedback, or an online customer-innovation center. It can also open up entirely new pathways of innovation. But results are stacking up.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Bravo venture capitalists. I offer our rule of thumb, which actually seems to work reasonably well: for every 100,000 residents, each major city (or region) should be generating, one new high potential venture every year that has at least one real, paying customer. Encourage financial entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Social entrepreneurs often grapple with the decision of whether to establish their organizations as nonprofit or for-profit in order to reach their goals. The for-profit arm, Embrace Innovations, would raise money from venture capitalists — though our first screening criteria would be investors who were aligned with our social mission.

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