Incremental innovation, the nonstop evolution
iPhone at Apple, Gmail at Google: these are the results of incremental innovation – of structures, features and processes improvement…
It’s our anniversary, but you’re the one getting the gift!
As part of our eight-year anniversary celebrations, we’ve decided to give an amazing gift: one free idea management programme (software…
The challenge is on: ‘People@Liberty’ launched on Innovation Open Day
Liberty Seguros Portugal, awarded several times for being ‘a great place to work’ and promoting ‘excellence at work’, wants to…
No returns, no play. This is your innovation journey fifth must-have
Many innovation programmes have been shut down based on this mindset. How to make sure that yours won’t?
The new threshold of corporate revolution
First, technological revolutions changed operating models. Next day, reorganised business models. The third wave is now forcing management models to…
10 best practices for cross-border innovation. Are you set to go?
The biggest challenge multinational companies face today is how to build an organisation where collaboration is sustainably enabled by technology, processes, capabilities and behaviours. Where collective intelligence becomes the ‘muscle’ behind innovation. And where people, individually and as teams, work beyond their job description, and everyone, anywhere, can make a difference.
10 best practices for cross-border innovation. Number 10 is all about results
No returns, no play. Many innovation programmes have been shut down based on this mindset. How to make sure that yours won’t? Our services and software teams have joined efforts to create a structured model that makes sure idea management works and you, as an innovation executive, regain control of your mission. We have thus developed an idea management formula that produces results. Always.
10 best practices for cross-border innovation. Number 5 gets you to pick the right fights
Whether you seek to apply innovation management to solving very specific business challenges or to creating a companywide culture and capability, ask yourself, ‘What do I want to change in my organisation?’ Understanding your ambitions helps you materialise a migration path, set your expectations and allocate resources more rationally.
10 best practices for cross-border innovation: Analysing number 4
Nike’s goal is ‘to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world’. Barnes & Noble bookstores’ mission statement is ‘to operate the best specialty retail business in America, regardless of the product we sell’. And Starbuck’s motto is ‘to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighbourhood at a time’. What is the perfect umbrella for your initiative?
10 best practices for cross-border innovation: Analysing number 2
We’ve seen that, not just sponsorship, is key when developing an innovation management initiave across borders. I won’t lecture on the importance of the second must-have: the capital to effectively launch and manage your programme. This is clear, and I’m sure you’re taking care of it.