Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Incremental innovations can be managed at the operating levels where the people know the customers/consumers best and decisions can be made in a more consensus-driven way with input and agreement between all stakeholder functions. Almost every company has a Stage Gate process because they work well for incremental innovation.

Process 15

Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

When change happens fast in some area, it’s usually because multiple trends are converging to accelerate the process. Three lines of progress are crossing, and rapidly reshaping how businesses and nonprofits together strengthen the locales in which they operate. This is what is going on now in community development.

Trends 8

Trends Development Net Present Value NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

CFOs are more interested in capital investment estimates, net present values, and a clear outline of the trade-offs of any investment. Marketing KPIs that don’t directly address shareholder value and the company’s objectives don’t tell the CMO or the CFO where marketing efforts are having the most impact.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2012

My last post described how Innosight follows a three-stage process to evaluate investment proposals from outside entrepreneurs. After this starting point, however, our VC process holds pretty well. Note what isn't part of the decision: an idea's net present value or return on investment.

Company 15

Company Net Present Value How To Proposal 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. Discovery-Driven Growth : A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity by Rita McGrath.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50