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After completing my three-day intensive certification as a practitioner of “Blue Ocean Strategy®,” it became clear that the one chapter really missing from the Read More
Ownership is one of the key imperatives of Robert’s Rules of Innovation. Most would agree that innovation is everyone’s responsibility, but employees can’t innovate Read More
There are times when larger companies have a distinct competitive advantage as a function of their systems or scale. It is intuitive to entrepreneurs that Read More
Many organizations have enjoyed continuous growth despite the challenges of the current economy. The problem is, the genesis of their organizational growth has been driven Read More
Customer attitudes, preferences, and behaviors naturally change over time. But in the last few years — given the enormous economic and political uncertainties we now Read More
I’ve spent 20 years as an innovation strategist, and it still amazes me just how naive some organizations are about what it takes to drive Read More
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Vistage Connect contributor David Shedd wrote this three-part series in response to issues raised for an virtual CEO peer session on entrepreneurship Read More
Even after 20 years as an Innovation Management Consultant, I continue to be amazed at the failure rate of innovation. In fact, some studies suggest Read More
Eighty percent of new product and service introductions fail in the marketplace. This failure isn’t for lack of innovation and creativity — instead, it represents Read More
One of the first steps of achieving Innovation in the new product development process is to assemble a team. While the organization’s leader may be Read More
As a leader in your organization, you know how important sustainable Innovation is for increasing profit and shareholder value. It is time to take action Read More
Four characteristics define a company’s cultural excellence: collective passion, craftsmanship, “fear no more,” and the right team. But unfortunately, each Read More
In the pursuit of innovation, many “enlightened” companies try to follow what they believe are established morays and best practices.
They install someone to manage Read More