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Are Corporate Innovation Centers The Last Hope for Companies Too Big To Fail?

Companies once deemed “too big to fail” are increasingly exposed to failure. The threat of disruption is everywhere. Startups are taking on the Goliaths in every market. Scores of malls across the United States are in collapse. Many household brand names are losing ground or even shutting completely. Regardless of industry, businesses face digital Darwinism, the evolution of technology and markets. Disruption is just a matter of when, where and why. To compete, executives must make tough decisions but more so, they must look to new horizons for new insight and direction. Whether companies thrive or cower in the face of digital Darwinism is a choice.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:24:30-07:00February 9th, 2017|Categories: Enabling Factors, Report, Strategies|Tags: AI, asia, big data, case study, cloud, Competition, corporate innovation, corporate innovation centers, cyber-security, digital era, digital innovation, digital platform, disruptive innovation, ecosystem, europe, fintech, global market, in-depth article, innovation center, innovation centers, innovation hub, IoT, large companies, MNC, silicon valley, startup, talent management, Technology|

Negotiating Win-Win Strategic Innovation Partnerships

Recognizing that every collaborative endeavor is unique and should be evaluated on its own merits, companies must do their homework before starting to work together. Successful innovation collaborations start with a clear understanding of how each company wants to benefit from the partnership, and how they will work toward a win-win outcome. This article highlights matters to be considered and memorialized in this formative stage of a partnership.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:14:56-07:00August 5th, 2013|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Open Innovation, Strategies, Support for SMEs|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, innovation networks, innovation partnership, innovation success, innovative companies, IP & patent, large companies, MNC, negotiation, SME, smes, strategic partnership|

Starting Innovation Seems Easier for Smaller Companies

After polling innovation managers and experts from all over the world about the size of the organization in relation to the ease of starting an innovation initiative, Gijs Van Wulfen takes a look at the arguments.

Ideascale2021-12-02T18:06:05-08:00February 2nd, 2012|Categories: Front End of Innovation|Tags: business development, front end of innovation, innovation champions, large companies, small business|

Large Firms and the Growth of Start-up Culture: a Key Dependency in the Age of Innovation

Steven Klepper, the recipient of the 2011 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, has spent all of his professional career looking at how innovation and the fate of large firms are so closely intertwined. His conclusions on how large firms, start-ups and clusters interact should be required reading for innovation managers and strategists everywhere.

Ideascale2021-12-02T14:54:34-08:00March 14th, 2011|Categories: Strategies|Tags: automotive industry, clusters, Competition, digital era, ecosystem, enterprise innovation, failure to innovate, industry innovation, innovation cluster, Innovation Culture, innovation process, large companies, micro economics, nano economics, silicon valley, startup, startup culture, USA|