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Building a Foundation of Novel Strategic Insights: Making Innovation a Systematic Capability
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5127BC-EStrategyHow do radical innovators come up with breakthrough ideas? In this chapter, the authors discuss four essential perspectives, or discovery lenses, and describe how innovators have used them to uncover powerful new insights and opportunities. Hands-on tools and techniques for using each lens, and specific criteria for evaluating the quality of prospective insights are included. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint fo...Starting at €8.20
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The New Innovation Challenge
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5116BC-EStrategyIn today's innovation-based economy, where organic growth and strategic renewal are the new business mantras, either companies learn to build a systematic capability for innovation or they risk becoming obsolete. This chapter profiles innovation leaders to help you begin thinking about boosting your company's innovation performance in a dramatic and enduring way. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transformin...Starting at €8.20
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Constructing an Innovation Architecture
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5110BC-EStrategyWhile you need a lot of ideas and experiments to increase your chances of success, you also want your company's innovation efforts to accumulate over time so that you can build a defensible and differentiated competitive position in the marketplace. This chapter explains how your company can effectively build and deploy an innovation architecture to create a powerful strategy for revolutionizing your industry. This chapter is excerpted from "Inn...Starting at €8.20
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Dynamically Balancing Supply and Demand: Driving Innovation to the Core
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5107BC-EStrategyTo build and sustain a robust innovation capability, your company needs to carefully manage both the supply and demand side of innovation. This chapter describes specific principles and techniques for dynamically managing this important equation. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20
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Producing a Torrent of New Opportunities: Enhancing the Innovation Pipeline
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5113BC-EStrategyThis chapter outlines five design rules for enlarging and enhancing your innovation pipeline so that it becomes capable of pumping out a continual flow of wealth-creating new products, services, strategies, and businesses. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20
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Innovating Across the Business Model
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5112BC-EStrategySome of the most successful innovations of our time have been business model innovations that break from company or industry norms in meaningful and sometimes radical ways. This chapter shows you how to take your company's business model apart and consider each component as an opportunity for game-changing innovation. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20
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Managing and Multiplying Resources: Maximizing the Return on Innovation
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5109BC-EStrategyWithin most organizations, there are formidable barriers that prevent would-be innovators from getting access to the talent and capital they need to execute their ideas. This chapter looks at examples of companies that have successfully overcome barriers to funding radical innovation by instituting processes that help them effectively manage and multiply available resources. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for...Starting at €8.20
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Pacing and Derisking Innovation Investments
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5126BC-EStrategyThis chapter shows you how to distinguish between different kinds of growth opportunities in terms of time frame and risk profile and provides some practical guidelines for pacing and derisking your commitments. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20
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Creating the Precondition for Innovation
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5114BC-EStrategyWhere does innovation actually come from? In this chapter, the authors begin to demystify the innovation process by identifying three critical preconditions for making breakthroughs happen. Questions to help you assess your organization's innovation capabilities are also provided. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20
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Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Evaluating New Growth Opportunities
Skarzynski, Peter; Gibson, RowanBook Chapter HBS-5111BC-EStrategyWhat criteria should your company be using to evaluate new opportunities, and how do you know whether you are asking the right questions at the right stage of the idea development process? This chapter provides some guidelines for answering these important questions. This chapter is excerpted from "Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates."Starting at €8.20