Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

Does your business — should your innovators — have a muse? Aesthete-centric brands like Burberry's, Zegna and Chanel have as their ambassadors aspiring icons who give creative light and focus to the design portfolio. Anyone can hire a focus group. Perhaps the newly-knighted Sir Jonathan Ive has one, too.

Innovation 15

Innovation Fashion Christensen Creativity 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

When Karl Ronn recently said, "Companies that think they have an innovation problem don't have an innovation problem. I featured Ronn, a former P&G executive (and current executive coach and entrepreneur), in several places in The Little Black Book of Innovation , most notably for his rant against the evils of focus groups.

Innovation 11

Innovation Competitive Advantage Leadership Christensen 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I thought it would be helpful to provide the list of 31 questions, and my one sentence perspective on each question, as it dovetails with my current book project (tentatively titled, The Little Black Book of Innovation.) How do you define innovation? What are different types of innovation? What is disruptive innovation?

Innovation 16

Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

This sounds like it might be advice from a paranoid outdoorsman. Companies used to spend a ton of money testing products with focus groups and market research teams. Communication Innovation Leadership' “If you see a snake, kill it. Don’t play with dead snakes. And everything looks like a snake at first.”

Advice 8

Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. In STEM fields, the ideas that spark innovation are currency, markers of exceptional colleagues.

Succession 14

Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

It's the right way to discover how the innovation will go over in real market conditions, without the risk of a national or global rollout. Corporate business model innovators can learn a lot by observing successful serial entrepreneurs. It was the perfect advice and that is exactly what Apple did. It goes to test markets.

Business Model 14

Business Model Marketing Mix Retail Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth won’t happen. At the Center for Talent Innovation , we have constructed a unique, robust framework for measuring the things that matter. Inclusion is being asked to dance.”

Diversity 8

Diversity Career Focus Group Energy 8