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How Iteration-itis Kills Good Ideas

Harvard Business Review

Instead, there was a problem with the process that an idea generator had to go through before they stood in front of senior leadership. The idea generator had to show the idea to their line manager. Maybe even to one or two members of leadership. And screened. And debated. And re-jiggered.

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What Big Companies Get Wrong About Innovation Metrics

Harvard Business Review

If this new crop of Chief Innovation Officers, company-bred venture capitalists, and creative catalysts can’t prove that they’re moving the needle on things that actually matter to their employer, their jobs will almost certainly evaporate. The five most commonly used metrics were: Revenue generated by new products.