All Strategic Innovation articles

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  Thought LeadershipHow to Innovate When Resistance is Everywhere

  November 29, 2024 | By Trevor Anulewicz, Launch by NTT DATA

  Trevor Anulewicz of Launch by NTT Data, explores resistance to corporate innovation. He emphasizes the importance of bridging the "Innovation Execution Gap" through corporate alignment, measurable ROI, and structured systems to sustain innovation.
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  Thought LeadershipFailing Slow: How to Avoid The Zombie Apocalypse

  November 29, 2024 | By Clay Maxwell, Peer Insight

  Clay Maxwell of Peer Insight highlights how large organizations fall into the trap of "failing slow," creating zombie projects that drain resources without progress. In this piece, he outlines strategies to avoid them.
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  Thought LeadershipFour Common Innovation Pitfalls — and How to Avoid Them

  November 29, 2024 | By Jake Miller, The Engineered Innovation Group

  Jake Miller, CEO of The Engineered Innovation Group, identifies common pitfalls that cause failure in innovation, including involving too many stakeholders too soon and lacking clear criteria for pilots. He offers practical solutions for organizations to avoid these failure modes and improve their chances of success.
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  Thought LeadershipMitigating Common Corporate Innovation Program Failure Modes

  November 29, 2024 | By Jim Bodio, BRI Associates

  Jim Bodio of BRI Associates outlines the most common failure modes of innovation programs. And he offers practical strategies for overcoming them in this piece from our latest Pointers collection.
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  Thought LeadershipTrue or False: Strategic Innovation is Too Scary

  November 29, 2024 | By Gina O’Connor, Babson College

  Gina O'Connor, Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, examines why leaders avoid strategic innovation despite its benefits. She challenges three common assumed barriers to SI and advocates for a deliberate, long-term approach to embed strategic innovation capabilities.
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  Thought LeadershipBuilding Resilient Teams: Solutions to Common Challenges in Corporate Innovation

  November 29, 2024 | By Frank Henningsen, HYPE Innovation

  While innovation and product teams are often seen as the engine of change within an organization, they frequently encounter obstacles that stall progress. These failures often arise from avoidable pitfalls, not from a lack of talent or effort, writes Frank Henningsen of HYPE Innovation.
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  Thought LeadershipThe Five Most Common Innovation Failure Modes (and the Best Avoidance Strategies)

  November 29, 2024 | By Parker Lee, Territory Global

  Parker Lee, Global Managing Director at Territory Global, highlights common pitfalls innovation teams face, such as unclear goals, fear of failure, and lack of collaboration. He offers practical strategies like setting a clear vision, focusing on customer needs, encouraging smart risk-taking, and using flexible processes to set up your team...
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  Thought LeadershipRed Light, Green Light: How to Navigate Success for Incubation Opportunities

  November 29, 2024 | By Doug Williams, SmartOrg, Inc.

  Doug Williams, Associate Director of Innovation at SmartOrg, highlights the challenges of navigating uncertainty during the incubation phase of innovation. He emphasizes prioritizing learning over avoiding risk, leveraging tools like ranges of assumptions and targeted experiments to de-risk opportunities.
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  Thought LeadershipDeveloping a New Corporate Innovation Model to Commercialize Decarbonization Technologies

  November 29, 2024 | By Satish Rao, Newlab

  Satish Rao, Chief Science Officer at Newlab, outlines a new corporate innovation model to scale decarbonization technologies and meet ambitious 2030 sustainability goals. He emphasizes aligning innovation teams with clear mandates, integrating decision-making with CFO oversight, and evolving value chains through collaboration.