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Three Innovation Trends in Asia

Harvard Business Review

A recent OECD study projected that spending by Asian middle class consumers will have grown from $4.9 Tuck Professor Vijay Govindarajan calls this reverse innovation. Geopolitical uncertainty remains an issue; infrastructure and cultural barriers might constrain growth. But the middle class remains overlooked.

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Before Hiring a Design Partner, Consider This

Harvard Business Review

If you''re setting out to do so, you''ll need to confront uncertainty about how to get the most value from the investment and carefully consider what you''re setting out to achieve. It''s your job to pour what you know into the project and travel with the team: think of it as an equal partnership. Design Project management'

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Great Innovators Create the Future, Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

Harvard Business Review

It is important to allocate resources to Box 1, Box 2, and Box 3 projects to maintain a healthy balance among the boxes.” Moreover, the Box 3 methodology for creating the future consists of leaps of faith and experimentation that are fraught with uncertainty and risk. Vijay Govindarajan. Excerpted from. Add to Cart.