Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

The strategy is fuzzy, and traditional metrics can't be applied early in the process, because that which is truly new has no frame of reference nor benchmark. Autocratic decision-making fails to engage all of the critical stakeholders, while consensus sinks every decision to its lowest possible common denominator.

Critical Success Factor 15

Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

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. You can also use publicly available industry benchmarks.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

MIT Technology Review didn't pick a winner, but on its recent list of top 50 "disruptors," the magazine mixed stalwarts such as General Electric and IBM with up-and-comers, Square and Coursera. Part of the problem is there isn't a clear consensus on what marks an innovative company. The editors of Fast Company say Nike.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2012

Trend lines, market sizing, and competitive benchmarks that served companies well during periods of gradual market evolution do little good in industries where new technologies create seismic shifts, demand is uncertain, and rivals emerge from left field. Yet in turbulent times this is dysfunctional.

Strategy 14

Strategy CEO Strategic Planning Consensus 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

MIT Technology Review didn't pick a winner, but on its recent list of top 50 "disruptors," the magazine mixed stalwarts such as General Electric and IBM with up-and-comers, Square and Coursera. Part of the problem is there isn't a clear consensus on what marks an innovative company. The editors of Fast Company say Nike.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2012

By the same token, anyone following the intense — and intensifying — arguments around oversampling would likely come to the not unreasonable conclusion that there's zero consensus around "best practice" and quite a bit of legitimate disagreement around how much to weight the past.

Politics 15

Politics Sample Survey Benchmarking 15