Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The authors used examples from military negotiations in Iraq and Afghanistan to illustrate how these strategies work. Readers were struck by these stories and wanted to see business examples as well. We'd love to hear what you think in the comments below.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It’s noticeable that the rapid adoption of health technologies during the Covid-19 pandemic has largely seen (relatively) new technologies bolted onto existing processes. From here, you can begin to explore the way technology can help improve processes, either fully automating them or augmenting the human being.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. I was pleased to discover the $300 House challenge and I applaud the efforts of Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

As innovation thinker Vijay Govindarajan says , "The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, [the more] it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation. Question whether processes should be improved, eliminated, or disrupted.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

It’s a process that has almost vanished during the pandemic. Within our own network, we’ve been hearing how the crisis has expediated the process of accessing the NHS and broader healthcare market for some EIT Health supported start-ups.” “Much of that is by sheer necessity. Learning to forget.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

Through a process we’ve termed “reverse innovation” these practices can be brought to other countries, including the United States, where health care costs are out of control. surgeons are, not because they are overworked but because of rational task shifting and clever process design. Further Reading. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Academics like Clayton Christensen and Vijay Govindarajan, leading-edge innovative companies like Procter & Gamble and Cisco Systems, and thoughtful writers like Michael Mauboussin and Bill James. Stop punishing anything that smells like failure, recognizing that failure is often a critical part of the innovation process.

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2012

While I was writing about it, I came across a very interesting paper titled “ The Emotionally Bonded Organization: Why Emotional Infrastructure Matters And How Leaders Can Build It ” by Vijay Govindarajan, Professor of International Business at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and Subroto Bagchi , co-founder of MindTree.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

It's a seamless process. As Dartmouth Professors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble argue in their new book on innovation in emerging markets, Reverse Innovation : "It is easy to understand why a poor man would want a rich man's product. and China and eventually the Middle East.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

The idea to design and build a $300 house first appeared here on the HBR site in August 2010, in a post by me (Vijay Govindarajan) and Christian Sarkar, and then again as one of several ideas in the HBR Agenda 2011. The resulting reports and designs were impressive but the work was just beginning.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

They operate with extreme cost and process efficiency, which enables them to enjoy good margins and profits even while charging low prices. This is a strategy Tuck’s VG Govindarajan calls “reverse innovation.” They have a high-growth, high-revenue focus. They are extremely efficient.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. Today, Stephanie A. We learned quite a bit.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

The most successful relationships start with intention and truthfulness, with the client assessing exactly what they need from design and then seeking out a partner who fits where they are in the process. Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble have written at length on the challenges of execution in their book, The Other Side of Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

By balancing the activities and behaviors associated with each box, every day, your organization will be inventing the future as a steady process over time, rather than as a onetime, cataclysmic, do-or-die event. Vijay Govindarajan. You need to develop a process for hedging risk. Excerpted from. The Three-Box Solution.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. By reversing the normal process, we can build standardized systems on a factory-floor with rapid on-site erection.

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