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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

LDRLB

Actually, this project started probably three or four years ago when Paul’s last book came out, which is called Jumping the S-Curve. I should say we were talking off the air about- Thanks for ruining Everett Rogers’ curve for me. Case in point, like I joked about earlier, you ruined Everett Rogers’ model of diffusion innovation for me.

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The Big Picture of Business: Fine Wine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques. Professionals Who Go the Distance.

Strategy Driven

To still another, it may be a Roy Rogers wristwatch, one of Elvis Presley’s scarves or a Partridge Family lunchbox. Vision for the project, from concept through execution. Marketplace sensitive considered in the overall project, but not pandored to. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Good News, Bad News: An HBR Management Puzzle on Innovation Execution

Harvard Business Review

It shouldn’t happen, but it does: You realize much too late that your innovation project is in deep trouble. The following highly condensed fictional case study draws on their paper “Anatomy of a Decision Trap in Complex New Product Development Projects” in Academy of Management Journal. Were you misled by the data?