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The ‘Old Economy’ Needs a Rocket Man

In the CEO Afterlife

So much has been written about business innovation this past year. Those walking the talk are on Fast Company’s list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. Are we to deduce that innovation is the domain of new economy and early-stage life cycle businesses? These innovators love playing rocket man.

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Tim Cook’s Southeast Asia Tour and His Meeting with Lawrence Wong in Singapore Validates Apple’s Expansion Strategy

CEO Insider

Throughout his journey from Hanoi to Jakarta, Cook has emphasized Southeast Asia’s significance as a burgeoning market and an emerging manufacturing stronghold.

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A Hands-Off Approach to Open Innovation Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business Review

In business, winning is often a matter of speed — to new markets with new offerings — rather than slow, steady plodding. For many business leaders — 85%, according to a recent Accenture survey — such open innovation is critical to their strategic plans. Hardly an encouraging finding.

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Answering Your Questions About P&G and Innovation

Harvard Business Review

June's Harvard Business Review features a story by Procter & Gamble Chief Technology Officer Bruce Brown and me on " How P&G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate." First, some of the ways that P&G reduces risk on individual projects are generally good innovation practices for everyone.

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My New Book, Double the Love - Now Available on Amazon!

Management Craft

Phil Gerbyshak , author, speaker and VP of Sales and Marketing for Advisology. Dwayne Melancon, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. Lisa Haneberg’s clearly at her best in this book!” Ellen Weber (PhD) directs innovation at the Mita International Brain Center. Believe it: You CAN double the love!”

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The Right Entry Point for Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

I recently participated in a spirited panel discussion with Bruce Brown, Procter & Gamble's Chief Technology Officer, and Erich Joachimsthaler, Vivaldi Partners' managing director and CEO. In Asia alone, spending in that market tier will surge during that time period from $5 trillion to $30 trillion. billion by 2030.

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Invest in Digital Marketing to Control Your Destiny

Harvard Business Review

As campaigner-in-chief, however, this President is demonstrably without peer. His "Obama for America" fundraising , analytics and "get out the vote" operation was a masterpiece of agile electoral innovation and entrepreneurship. We knew what to do," said Harper Reed, the campaign's Chief Technology Officer. "We