Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2017

With almost 4,000 employees, CSAA IG has embarked on a systemic approach to create a pervasive culture of innovation. The tactics being used by CSAA IG are all ones that leaders in other companies can apply to their own innovation culture change efforts. While the company also wants “evolutionary” (e.g.,

Insurance 12

Insurance Innovation Core Competence Disruptive Innovation 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

They should be incorporated into integrated solutions that eliminate redundancies, and build in tactical leverage points. It must be actionable through tactical implementation. Again, keep in mind that innovation and ideas are not one in the same. David Locke Innovation fails because of management, not the innovation.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

To date, the trend has been associated with fairly standard products, such as customer relationship management software, web servers, or SQL databases, but the theory of the innovator''s dilemma suggests that it will most likely move up the stack in the future. This simple tactic is seemingly backed up by the research.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Other incumbents turn to lawsuits, directly challenging the entrants’ tactics. Among other tactics, we suggest that incumbents may wish to embrace some aspects of these new entrants’ business models — perhaps somewhat greater flexibility, modernization of customer-facing operations, and certain kinds of cost-cutting.

Hotels 8

Hotels Price Tactics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Given the impact and the success Pixar saw in part as a result of this device, establishing a set of "story guidelines" that work for your team — or your company — may be a tactic you want to consider.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Team Film Tactics 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

4 Tactics to Change from Directive Leadership to a Self-Correcting Organization. Managing Beyond the Organizational Hierarchy with Communities and Social Networks at Electronic Arts. Story by Michael Cuthrell. Social Architecture (a Manifesto). Hack by Luc Galoppin. Roche: From Oversight to Insight. Story by Paul Lambert.

Bureaucracy 14

Bureaucracy McKinsey Compliance Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

If a startup becomes a threat to a large company, then a common tactic is to rely on a long, drawn-out IP infringement lawsuit. This approach doesn't work if your competitor doesn't respect your IP laws. Further compounding the issue for America is that its current system strongly favors the big players.

Politics 14

Politics Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Almost every discussion of innovation today inevitably turns to the topic of “disruption.” Academics write about the power of disruptive innovation to transform one industry after another. Consultants have set up practices to focus specifically on helping companies become disruptive innovators.

Innovation 8

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Venture Capitalist Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

We need to start treating innovation like other business disciplines — as a set of tools that are designed to accomplish specific objectives. It was with this in mind that I created the Innovation Matrix to help leaders identify the right type of strategy to solve a problem, by asking two questions: How well can we define the problem?

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Innovation Disruptive Innovation Christensen Open-book 22

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

Personally, I think this tactic is a no-brainer.” . “We create display structures within the stores that confuse the apps while still showing off the products. There are consulting firms that specialize in this. The costs are relatively minor and well worth it. ” “Bertice,” the CEO said.

Case Study 8

Case Study Retail Price Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

For example, interviews with managers of established technology hardware firms showed that their resource-allocation processes favored sustaining innovations (those that had high margins and targeted large, well-known markets and customers) over disruptive innovations (those that had yet to generate hard evidence on their benefits).

Politics 9

Politics Innovation Project How To 9