Organization & Structure

Program Management

Building Future Relevance: How Venture Labs Challenge the Companies That Fund Them

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4 min read

Building Future Relevance: How Venture Labs Challenge the Companies That Fund Them

Delivering prototypes isn't enough. To be successful, a venture lab needs the decision power to select which ideas to pursue.

Program Management

The Synergies That Turn Innovation Programs into Growth Factories

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6 min read

The Synergies That Turn Innovation Programs into Growth Factories

Most innovation programs fail because they pull one lever in isolation.

Leadership

The Innovator's Dilemma for 2026: Two Survival Strategies

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5 min read

The Innovator's Dilemma for 2026: Two Survival Strategies

Macroeconomic volatility, stock market expectations, internal pressure to deliver ROI: the magnifying glass is set on innovation in 2026. But there's not just one way to respond.

Leadership

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7 min read

Innovation Leadership: Mastering the Periscope, the Stethoscope, and the Horoscope

Balancing long-term vision with short-term execution.

Leadership

Reinventing the Innovation Function For the Realities of 2026

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4 min read

Reinventing the Innovation Function For the Realities of 2026

The innovation functions that survive 2026 will look fundamentally different from those designed in the 1990’s.

Leadership

Breaking the Cycle of Hesitation: How to Operationalize Speed

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5 min read

Breaking the Cycle of Hesitation: How to Operationalize Speed

Corporate hesitation is rarely a strategy; it’s the symptom of outdated structures, misaligned incentives, and a cultural bias toward safety.

Leadership

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6 min read

Playing to Win vs. Playing to Learn

It's the role of the innovation team to generate data about the future that the core business cannot see.

Leadership

Eliminate Ambiguity, Correct Asymmetry and Promote Accountability With An Innovation Mandate

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8 min read

Eliminate Ambiguity, Correct Asymmetry and Promote Accountability With An Innovation Mandate

An Innovation Mandate serves as a contract between the senior management (the organizational level) and the professionals conducting the work (the portfolio and project levels).

Leadership

Fixing the Systemic Issues That Block Innovation

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6 min read

Fixing the Systemic Issues That Block Innovation

How to evolve org structures, governance systems and talent practices to build what's next.

Leadership

Builders vs. Enablers vs. Architects: Getting Team Orientation Right

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5 min read

Builders vs. Enablers vs. Architects: Getting Team Orientation Right

Once you understand the "Jobs To Be Done", you can determine what type of team you actually need.