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Calculating the Market Value of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

To gain more insights into a specific firm, investors have shown more interest in intangibles like strategy, brand, innovation, systems integration, collaboration, and so on. The leadership ratings index we have developed has two dimensions, or domains: individual and organizational.

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Four Simple Low Resolution Innovation Tests

Harvard Business Review

We recently developed a novel idea for a consumer electronics company. Imagine you had an idea for a one-week seminar that intersects strategic innovation and design thinking, bringing together world-class speakers, global attendees and unique tools. Transaction-based learning need not be overly complicated. Hold a "sign-up seminar."

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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance

Harvard Business Review

But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. For example, consider how new business ventures access growth capital. Third, it’s exclusionary, denying billions of people access to basic financial tools.