The Eight Core Principles of Strategic Innovation Gina O’Connor and Christopher R. Meyer Key Insight: Mature companies that build a strategic innovation capability can systematically renew their product portfolios to sustain long-term growth. Top Takeaways: Many companies start off with a bang: the launch of an exciting breakthrough product or service. But as time passes,… →

We are firmly in the digital age, awash in data generated on every surface and in every layer of every business. Yet, despite decades of investment in technology, time, and effort, many organizations are still not seeing meaningful returns. A global survey of over 4,200 business and technology leaders conducted by research firm Gartner in… →

Matt Chinworth/theispot.com The Research The research behind this article was conducted in partnership with the Innovation Research Interchange, a professional association of R&D leaders in large industrial companies. More than 640 interviews were conducted over the three phases of the research program. In Phase 1, 12 project teams from 10 companies were followed for five… →

Matt Chinworth Venture studios are emerging as a compelling — if resource-intensive — way for organizations to maximize value creation through innovation. Pioneered by organizations such as Google, the studio model offers a structured and systematic approach to venture creation inside an organization. But before adopting it, leaders must ask: Is a studio the right… →

Matt Chinworth For most leaders, the ideal high-functioning team operates with smooth collaboration guided by a clear goal that was agreed upon at the outset. Researchers studying the innovation process have also found this model to be particularly important for helping teams communicate better, coordinate tasks, and resolve conflicts as they explore diverse ideas and… →

In the United States, milk is back on the menu. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, signed into law in January, restored whole milk’s eligibility for the National School Lunch Program that feeds tens of millions of American kids. New dietary guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of… →

Fernando Dias Silva/Getty Images How should brands react when faced with negativity from reviewers? Recent research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology suggests that brands could benefit by proudly brandishing the very insults hurled at them. Researchers Katherine Du, Lingrui Zhou, and Keisha Cutright examined whether brands can benefit from “reappropriating” insults, or intentionally… →

Gerasimov174/Getty Images We often assume that leadership influence flows from visibility and authority. But our new neuroscience research suggests that when it comes to building consensus, real influence comes from a very different source. In our study, we used functional MRI technology to scan the brains of 49 MBA students as they watched ambiguous film… →

georgeclerk/Getty Images Leaders who recognize that outsiders can be major drivers of innovation often seek to bring new knowledge into their organizations by making external hires. But recent studies show that although these outsiders do bring new knowledge with them, leaders can’t be certain that their organization will effectively use or absorb that knowledge, given… →