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Companies typically treat their innovation projects as a portfolio, aiming for a mix of projects that collectively meet their strategic objectives. The problem, say the authors, is that portfolio ...

In business, innovation rarely springs from a flash of inspiration. It arises from a cold-eyed analysis of seven kinds of opportunities.

Sep 5, 2024 · Innovation doesn’t just come from serendipity. Leaders who nurture great ideas rely on concrete mechanisms to ensure that they see the right ideas, give them breathing room to develop, …

Sep 16, 2025 · A conversation with Stanford’s Melissa Valentine about how organizations can use online labor markets and AI tools to reshape collaboration.

When he was the CEO of SRI International, Curtis Carlson presided over the conception and development of Siri, HDTV, and other groundbreaking innovations. Since then he has shared his …

Jun 21, 2017 · Innovation is, at its core, about solving problems — and there are as many ways to innovate as there are different types of problems to solve. Just like we wouldn’t rely on a single …

May 2, 2023 · The underlying assumption is that in order to create, you must disrupt or destroy. And that even comes from the father of innovation, Joseph Schumpeter, creative destruction.

May 13, 2025 · Serendipity has led to many scientific breakthroughs. For instance, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while doing research on influenza. But unlike scientists, business leaders and …

Apple is well-known for its innovations in hardware, software, and services. Thanks to them, it grew from some 8,000 employees and $7 billion in revenue in 1997, the year Steve Jobs returned, to ...