Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. A large part of NAF’s effort with farmers is to help break their initial emotional barriers to new technologies. Therefore addressing the problem of rural poverty assumes urgency.

Innovation 9

Innovation Microfinance Parcell Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

of executives characterizing their big data investments as “successful.” After the initial “quick wins” are wrung from cost-reductions, executives are turning their attention to new ways to innovate using data. report having success. Of the executives who report starting such a project, only 40.2%

Company 12

Company Chief Information Officer Parcell Survey 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2014

VCs, they’re told, take more of a long-term approach, have a greater degree of risk tolerance, and parcel out their funds in stages to mitigate risk. By contrast, for corporate innovators each idea needs to carry its own weight. Innovation Project management' All of this is right, as far as it goes. Those that don’t, don’t.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Discounted Cash Flow Parcell Project 9

Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It is one of most successful companies in the world. He is a leading authority on insurance, risk management, technology, and innovation. As Bezos says, “Setting the bar high and our approach to hiring has been and will continue to be, the single most important element of Amazon.com’s success.” It is a hard choice.

Letter 85

Letter Collins Long-term Parcell 85

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

When faced with a major investment decision, how many organizations would bet their success on a gut feeling? ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." When successful, these companies improve the productivity and capability of their workers — and that's a good thing.

Metrics 13

Metrics Parcell Call Center Productivity 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

It is quite another for them to rapidly scale a successful business and conceive, grow and manage another at the same time — especially when they know the new venture may cannibalize its parent. They ask themselves big, searching questions like: "What new trends and technologies could possibly undercut our current business?" "Are

Parcell 12

Parcell CEO Airlines Trends 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

and China take the lead in tech innovation. ” According to Der Standard , an Austrian newspaper , mailing a parcel from Munich to Salzburg (distance: 145km; 90 miles) costs many times more than mailing it from Munich to Berlin (distance: 585km; 364 miles). Investing in innovation capacity. billion in 2014.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8