Archive for February, 2012

The other day I had coffee with a friend who was complaining about her company’s ability to innovate. “That iteration-itis post you wrote really hit home,” she said. “That’s just what my life is like. But you know, my leadership team is smart. And they’ve been hugely successful. So why are they doing things that [...]

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Expertise: Portfolio Management | Comments (0)

The most successful innovators are consistently portrayed as possessing a passion that borders on dogmatism. They work tirelessly to bend reality to achieve their vision, with Steve Jobs and his “reality distortion field” serving as the prototypical example. There’s no doubt that passion is a critical component of innovation. After all, innovation is awfully hard [...]

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Expertise: Disruptive Innovation | Comment (1)