Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

Slow innovation projects can be just as impactful in the long-term. Their extended timelines struggle to weather leadership change. If you incubate an interesting function that starts to grow, move it somewhere else in the operational infrastructure. We call it slow innovation. Start small.

Innovation 8

Innovation Long-term Trends Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Do executives expect you to establish and incubate a growth businesses, act as a coach to existing teams, or focus on establishing a culture of innovation so that new ideas emerge organically? Develop a first-cut portfolio of short and longer-term efforts, with a few planned quick losses. Define your intent firmly but flexibly.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. treating suppliers as partners).

CEO 12

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

And that is why despite mounting reasons to be concerned about its problems — corruption, inflation, blackouts affecting hundreds of millions of people — I believe in the country's long term potential. A recent trip summed up the promise and peril of modern India. I landed in Mumbai at around 10:30 Monday morning.

Incubator 8

Incubator Banking Hotels Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Entrepreneurship for the Long Term. They should take their teams and regularly walk the aisles of Whole Foods, which is as much a greenhouse incubator of the hottest new brands as it is a retailer. They have huge advantages in procurement, distribution, and manufacturing, as well as sales and marketing advantages.

Company 8

Company Brand Venture Funding Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

By making such a bet, IBM will face much greater resistance than Gerstner faced, both internally (business units protecting turf) and externally (investors decrying the poor short-term results and future risks). To address medium-term opportunities, IBM formed partnerships with hospitals (e.g., Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 25, 2010

That’s how words like “ trust&# , “ inspiring “, and even “ love “ are uttered so often during the event, and long after. SOBCon will actively nurture, educate, encourage, incubate, promote, network- and most of all, believes, owns, and lives the dream, so you can believe, own, and live it too.

Blog 218

Blog Learning-by-Doing Incubator Newsletter 218

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

Americans have long believed in the importance of entrepreneurs to the health of our economy. For each city or region the right mix of programs depends on what outcomes the leadership of that area is trying to achieve. A Main Street small business might require a term loan from a bank to buy a piece of equipment.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

“We’ve moved from ad hoc day-to-day product planning to the deployment of a long-term disciplined approach supported by purposeful metrics.” Throughout these years of cultural transformation, Intuit’s leadership support has been constant. Then he meets with the leadership team.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

We met with leaders at private equity funds, venture capitalists, and incubators, including Andreessen Horowitz and Playground. These conversations highlighted some attitudes and values that seemed to go a long way toward explaining Silicon Valley’s innovation identity. Use strong leadership to enable true collaboration.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Succession Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

In the early stages, incubation and launch, historically venture capitalists and angels (in addition to the "friends, families and fools" beloved of the entrepreneurship literature) have provided seed funds for organizations to develop an idea. So we are left with a quandary. So, how does this get resolved?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Restructuring Competitive Advantage Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Instead of weeks to organize an expensive, on-site, day long workshop on teamwork (arranging facilities, ensuring “butts in seats”), JOLT gave the team just what they needed, when they needed it, at a fraction of the cost, and delivered by a professional with high credibility.

Agility 8

Agility Development Workshop Incubator 8