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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

Legacy companies, we hear, are all doomed to fail unless they double down on the latest digital innovations, and disruptors are ordained to take over the world. Digital innovation is the answer to everything. What are some ways to cultivate and develop this skill? and it’s never the only answer. Rob Siegel.

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The Pitfalls (and Upsides) of Partnering with Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Often, they come to find that the majority of new ventures don’t understand corporate decision cycles, purchasing requirements, compliance processes, post sales customer service, and the like. Develop a triage function. Many corporate executives fail to realize just how close to the precipice many startups are. Then there’s the upside.

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There's No Formula for Fixing Detroit, and That's a Good Thing

Harvard Business Review

That could help with cutting costs and improving services, but — groovy urban farms aside — it''s not what you''d call an entirely positive development. Policy innovation. and venture capitalist. That''s got to be at least partly a negotiating tactic, but it''s a dangerous game Orr is playing.