Making Innovation Matter

In this Bloomberg BusinessWeek piece, Mark Johnson discusses the importance of innovation management which must come from the very top of the company.… Read More

A New Model For Emerging Markets

In this Harvard Business Review video, Innosight’s President Matt Eyring explains why disruptive innovation in developing countries means not just tweaking, but instead rethinking, your business.… Read More

New Business Models in Emerging Markets

Many Western multinationals expect to find most of their future growth in emerging economies. But the problem, say the authors, is not that these companies can’t create viable offerings but that simply transplanting their domestic business models to the new markets won’t work. … Read More

Innovators, How Do You Use Data?

Last week, I swung through the United States to spend time with four different Fortune 100 companies whose revenues add up to more than $300 billion. One common theme that cut across the discussions was how best to use data to support innovation. I was particularly struck by this question: “How do I know when […]… Read More

Assessing the Potential of 3 Hyped Technology Innovations

Flicking through my Pulse news aggregator application recently, I couldn’t help but notice the plethora of announcements from major technology companies over the past few weeks. I thought I’d provide my flash take on three items. Generally, I use two questions to assess an early-stage idea’s potential: 1.Does the idea promise to make it simpler, […]… Read More