Tag Archives: Culture of Innovation

Get it right: how to help startups succeed

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Eugene Ivanov

Given the increasingly important role startups and other small businesses play in today’s economy, supporting them should be considered a policy that will have a profound positive effect on the global economy. From this perspective, pinpointing factors casing startups fail is … Continue reading →

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Investing in culture of innovation

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

Everyone would agree that the rational risk-taking–and acceptance of failure as a likely outcome of any exploratory project–represents one of the most crucial components of the bona fide culture of innovation. What is missing in our endless talks about establishing … Continue reading →

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The Myth of “Unstructured” Innovation

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

I’m grateful to everyone who commented on my post, Does Innovation Need “Structure”? Many agreed with my assertion that adopting a formalized process (“structure”) provides innovation with direction and helps create what is commonly known as culture of innovation. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Does Innovation Need “Structure”?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

A 2012 study by Accenture found that organizations that have a holistic, formal innovation structure consistently report better outcomes of their innovation programs. But Kevin Daly of Affinnova is skeptical. In a recent piece, Daly described Affinnova’s own survey of … Continue reading →

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