Earlier, I wrote a series that looked at finding inflection points and capitalizing on innovation. If you use the tools described there, you’ll find fertile ground for the innovation that your organization has the capacity to deliver. After deciding how to capitalize on inflection points, you’ll need to decide 1) which project to prioritize and […]
In North America, the fall season can only mean two things: the time of year when kids head back to school and my Badgers & Green Bay Packers are ready to go. Traditionally, there are two big cycles of energy release in the workplace: in January when the new year arrives and the days begin […]
This is the sixth and final post aimed at helping you map your external and internal environments. To recap, we have found that the external environment is understandable and runs on very long, predictable waves of discovery and implementation. By studying these change waves, you can time your investments to be in the Growth […]
Note: This is the fifth of a 6-part series, How to Harness the Power of Change Waves to Accelerate Growth. In this post, I continue my focus on understanding what your organization can do internally to capitalize on external change cycles. It is essential to know your organization’s exact position in its internal change cycle. […]
This is the third in a series of posts about using change waves to accelerate growth (here’s the first, and the second). Mapping in Real-time I’ve been using historical examples to make the case that change waves start with discoveries decades before they break as large-scale business disruptors. In most cases, it is possible to […]
Note: This is the second of a 6-part series on How to Harness the Power of Change Waves to Accelerate Growth (here’s the first). I invite you to add this series of posts to your reading list. (better yet, subscribe at right to have all future posts sent to your inbox). A note of thanks to Venkatesh […]
Note: This is the first of a 6-part series on How to Harness the Power of Change Waves to Accelerate Growth. Disruption is the new norm. There’s no doubt that technological and economic disruptions are coming faster than ever before in human history. Robert Safian once wrote in Fast Company that “the pace of […]
In my ebook, the Growth Zone, I detail the four major strategic directions available to companies that are seeking growth. Quadrant 1: the Optimization Zone – This is where a company improves effectiveness and efficiency of its core offerings. In other words, the existing uses of your product by existing customers. Quadrant 2: the Growth Zone – […]
By now, many of you have probably seen the Avengers movie that came out a few years back, which was based on the 1963 Marvel Comics series about a group of superheroes teaming up to defeat evil — Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America among them. I have fond memories of going to […]
One of the great things about the technology business is that you invent your company’s assets by harnessing the global brain power of your enterprise. A few years back, Strategy+Business published their annual survey of the 1000 companies in the world that spent the most on R&D. What they found has important implications for innovators […]
