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The Future: bigger companies, faster deaths
There are more huge companies than ever before. That may surprise you, but if you count the number of companies in the Fortune 500 with $5 billion or more in
Hey big innovator, get out of your way!
Why is it so hard for big companies to successfully innovate and launch new businesses? This has been one of the most popular questions in management theory for decades. Despite
Measuring Innovation: The Blind Spot
I was recently at an event where executives from the world’s biggest companies spent hours griping about innovation. They knew innovation was important, but bemoaned its aversion to hard metrics.
Christensen: a big guy on the shoulders of giants
Everyone in the world of “innovation” knows the name Clayton Christensen. Standing 6 feet and 8 inches tall (2.032 meters), he’s a big guy with an even bigger reputation. His
Quant innovation and the 5 stages of grief
If you’re reading this, you probably know I use data and statistics to try and predict if innovations will survive or fail. It’s a world of probabilities, like what you’d
On Creativity (vs mechanical innovation tools)
Creativity. It’s why people become innovators in the first place. Innovation has always been a creative process, which is the source of its magic. Despite the emphasis on creativity and
The Default Strategy (i.e. no strategy)
One of my first jobs after b-school was a “strategy job.” I had to plan the future product lines for a small division in a big company. The industry would
The Future: many paths to one place
How can you predict, far in advance, if businesses will succeed or fail? I’ve spent my career asking this question. As a data scientist and venture capitalist, it’s my white