Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2011

Innovation, in word and deed, has been a golden calf of the business world for decades. Now the concept has taken on a second life in the social sector, where a tougher than tough economy has made "innovation" the theoretical one-size fits all answer for every challenge, with little discussion about the associated costs and challenges.

Innovation 15

Innovation Incubator Short-term Godin 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The fear of getting Netflix-ed or Uber-ized is spurring big companies to dial up their investment in innovation. But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Number of projects in the innovation pipeline.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Incubators/accelerators/catapults – Create or sponsor an organization or space that supports startups. You must be clear about why you are participating, and set up to maximize that benefit – for example, rotating internal staff through the incubator. The bottom line: Talent management ain’t what it used to be.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Incubator Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2014

Many of these entrepreneurial lessons have been codified in books, the new bibles for innovation — not just for entrepreneurs but also for managers looking to create new and innovative innovation businesses inside existing corporations.

Company 8

Company Advertising Business Model Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

The bar was set high: The district would need to create jobs, engage the surrounding community, inspire connection between the existing neighborhood and the broader city, preserve historical identity, and incubate entrepreneurship — all while making economic sense as a development.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

He has challenged Indian companies to come up with inclusive business models that deliver more value at less cost for more citizens — be it in agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, or financial services. Today, however, that old model is being retired.

Business Model 15

Business Model Bottom-up Entrepreneur Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Cumbersome legacy system maintenance, hardware and software upgrades, and tire-kicking in the name of research take up far too much of IT's time--time that could be spent building valuable business applications. Finally, even large projects can be broken up into what a banking client of mine calls "human bites."

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

But after spending the past two years traveling across the Arab world (and writing a book about innovation and entrepreneurship in the region), I also knew how younger generations and new technologies can redefine business and engagement across the board. At the same time, there is a rising independent start-up community as well.

Travel 10

Travel Incubator Bottom-up Education 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together. ” Managers should set the tone by encouraging people to speak up, teaching people how to have difficult conversations , and managing any disagreements on their teams.

Diversity 9

Diversity Politics Survey Incubator 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2016

Each of these companies, in its own way, is a superior innovator. So to better understand how Google innovates, I took a close look at what it’s doing in one area: Deep Learning, a devilishly complex form of artificial intelligence that helps machines to absorb and act on information much as humans do. An internal incubator.

Innovation 8

Innovation Incubator Learning-by-Doing Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. It’s a lesson for countries around the world: Once manufacturing bids farewell, engineering and production know-how depart as well, and innovation activities eventually follow.

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

These products are all held up as legendary examples of the power of intrapreneurship — entrepreneurial creativity and innovation within large, established organizations. Since the term was coined in the 1980s, intrapreneurship has been sold to companies as a catch-all solution for fostering innovation.

Incubator 8

Incubator Innovation Strategic Planning Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

While there is no doubt an intent to strengthen India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, its state support is more limited and less sophisticated than China’s in addressing the voids that impede innovation and entrepreneurship. Third, the Chinese ecosystem intermediaries (e.g. Leverage local government policy efforts.

Incubator 9

Incubator Company Policies B2C 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2015

David Kelley founded the company with a simple goal: to create a workplace made up of his best friends. Bottom-up innovation. We’ve learned that the best new ideas and capabilities are often incubated from the bottom up through someone’s personal energy and commitment.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Incubator Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Absent the bloodshed, the dynamics of change in the world’s largest companies aren’t much different from what one sees in a poorly-governed, authoritarian regime – and for the same reason: there are few, if any, mechanisms that facilitate proactive bottom-up renewal. Disruptive innovation Innovation Organizational culture'

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Business Incubator Incubator Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

A 2015 survey by Wayra , a startup incubator, last year found that over a fifth of startup talent in the UK came from other EU countries. Scaling Up Will be Harder Without Common Platforms and a Single Market. Innovation Hubs Will Fragment. Digital Talent Will Be in Shorter Supply. billion R&D fund ).

Safe Harbor 9

Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8