Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns. But some of the most interesting examples of innovation come from new additions to the BCL Top 20 list. Create a safe space for innovation.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

a Boston-based innovation management collaborative. Your organization won't innovate productively unless some underlying factors are in good shape. A compelling case for innovation. Unless people understand why innovation is necessary, it always loses to core business or the performance engine in the battle for resources.

Critical Success Factor 15

Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

Change is innovative. Here are some recent celebrations that drew acclaim and participation: Rice University, 100th in 2012. Benchmarking. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. I’m the person who planted the ideas and strategy. Star Furniture, 100th in 2012.

Case Study 50

Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 25, 2019

Countries around the world are faced with considerable skills, productivity and social inclusion challenges that require novel and innovative approaches to skills development. “Skills improvements complement other key building blocks of an innovative and inclusive economy,” the authors explain. Reinvention. Restructuring.

Skills 84

Skills Innovation Education Restructuring 84

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2015

Competition among the most innovative companies is growing ever more heated for one of the most highly-coveted resources on the market: talented employees. Based on these results, we also expect to see a measurable increase in the engagement of participating employees, which we can track through assessments.

Technology 8

Technology Human Resources Tools Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. At that time, most Fortune 500 firms had launched crowdsourcing initiatives or partnered with startups in order to access outside innovators or co-create with customers. Social waste in competitive challenges undermines a community’s participation over time.

Participative 8

Participative Innovation Benchmarking Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

In just a few years digital technology has connected an ever-growing number of people, sensors, and devices. While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. The broad deployment of digital technology requires rethinking both business and operating models.

Company 8

Company Operations Human Capital Business Model 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The right to win is the ability to enter or participate in any competitive market with the reasonably justified belief that you will succeed and create value. CDS starts with what you as a company do best – better than anyone else – and builds from that internal base of strength in making market participation choices.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

The heart-wrenching scene reminded me of the terrible challenges that today’s job-seekers face thanks to the advance of technologies that make human labor obsolete. Professions-based education – that which ensures future employability for students – has also been a key area for investment and innovation in the country.

GDP 8

GDP Porter Education Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

A launch event for my new book, this gathering was designed to celebrate a new breed of innovators pushing towards net-zero-impact on various dimensions such as zero carbon, zero waste, zero toxics—even zero poverty and zero pandemics. (If This makes it almost impossible to benchmark their performance.

Benchmarking 14

Benchmarking Bottom-up Industry Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Innovating for Value in Health Care. Most bundled payment models today such as the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program start with the admission to a participating hospital. Access to these types of technologies is critical for providers who want to succeed with medical condition-based bundles. Insight Center.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Health Care Cost Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

A launch event for my new book, this gathering was designed to celebrate a new breed of innovators pushing towards net-zero-impact on various dimensions such as zero carbon, zero waste, zero toxics—even zero poverty and zero pandemics. (If This makes it almost impossible to benchmark their performance.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Bottom-up Industry Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2013

"Training is a funny thing," James Sanders, Manager of Innovation at Deloitte Consulting, told me recently. "No Participants, who are spending increased amounts of time on the site and completing programs in increasing numbers, show almost addictive behavior. The technology research firm Gartner , Inc.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Video Training Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Banner’s leaders made a conscious choice to eschew industry benchmarks in the cost initiative. Their in-depth knowledge of clinical functions and operations, their ability to drive revenue generation, and the direct effect they have on patient care and quality make it essential that they support and participate in cost reduction efforts.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

This means centralizing and systematizing activity throughout your company while still fostering participation and experimentation. These operate outside the functional structure entirely, led by top executives with newly created job descriptions: Chief Digital, Risk, or Innovation Officer.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM. Participated In It. Innovated It… and Teach You Why.

Planning 61

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 61

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the “mother speed” of 78-RPM. Participated In It. Innovated It… and Teach You Why.

Planning 62

Planning Learning Curve Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 62

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Technology constitutes less than 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture. When all departments are consulted and participate in the decisions, then the company is empowered. The mark of an empowered team is its participation in this process.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The best leaders understand that the current success of their business, and any future innovation, depends upon the “deep smarts” of their employees — the business-critical, experience-based knowledge that employees carry with them.

Organization 8

Organization Development Mentor Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2012

Part of the problem is that the industry is still moving at warp speed, and the company has dwindling resources to deploy against innumerable innovation challenges. Surely, one of Heins' first tasks is to think through a strategy to pull the company out of its current mess.

Strategy 14

Strategy CEO Strategic Planning Consensus 14

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In 2017 the European Commission published a report highlighting the importance of boosting innovation across the European Union, after statistics emerged highlighting the clear east-west divide in entrepreneurship across Europe. They also examine the strength of the innovation ecosystems in various countries. Fertile ground.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Incubator Human Capital Education 59

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

But with the rise of digital technology, and with it the ability to get immediate feedback from customers and communities, crowdsourcing has become a powerful alternative for driving important decisions. Over 1,000 IBMers participated from 30 countries, applying to get part of the seed fund of $300,000.

Software 8

Software CIO Early Adopters Project 8