Problem: Most firms neglect to evaluate the effectiveness of their innovation performance measurement systems.
Action: Conduct a quick check-up by following the 3 steps below.
High-performing companies know that using metrics effectively is critical to managing innovation. And
Problem: Innovation leaders need to balance Operational and Creative mindsets, but it’s easy to overemphasize one.
Action: Answer 10 questions to review and calibrate your practices and metrics.
As an innovation leader, you have to enable creativity and
Business leaders and consultants have been talking about the importance of working across functions to improve innovation performance, for decades. But lack of alignment across levels of the organization is just as problematic for innovation, if not more so. These
It’s always helpful to hear from people who have struggled with and overcome a problem you’re facing. With this post, we’re excited to launch the Practitioner’s Dispatch, a new series featuring innovation practitioners’ battle-tested advice on common problems. First up …
I heard an innovation leader at a Fortune 100 company remark recently, “There are lots of jobless innovation managers out there who will tell you—’if I knew then what I know now, I would have communicated better.’”…