Innovation
Don’t Let A Technology ‘Bake Off’ Slow Your M&A Integration
“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. My mother says to pick the very best one and you are not it” – Classic Children’s Counting Rhyme In my early elementary school days, we often used this classic children’s rhyme to make decisions.…
Read MoreImproving Innovation Center Effectiveness
In a recent post, we presented several reasons why we think Innovation Centers hinder a company’s ability to innovate. If you have an Innovation Center (or similar organizational structure), what can you do to make it more effective? You can start by changing your perspective on what an innovation center should do. In our view,…
Read MoreDoes Your Innovation Center Create a Barrier to Success?
Sometimes what you want—and what you spend considerable time and money trying to achieve—is not what you get. This is especially true of innovation. The need to “be more innovative” has captured the attention of executives in almost every industry. And these executives have responded by building lots of innovation infrastructure within their companies. They…
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