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"Museum of Failure" and other highlights from the Innovation Roundtable
Greetings from Copenhagen! I am here for the Innovation Roundtable Summit—the largest gathering of corporate innovation executives in the world. I just delivered a keynote address on the closing of Day 1, giving an updated take on “The Other ‘F’ Word.” On Day 2 I did a deeper dive into that topic, and deconstructed the Failure Value Cycle (from my book). On Day 3 I led a session on “Three Keys to Corporate Entrepreneurship,” where I take core entrepreneurial practices and adapt them to work in large enterprises.
Join me in Copenhagen at the Innovation Roundtable Summit (plus new insights from “The Other F Word”)
Next month - on November 5, 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Innovation Roundtable Global Summit - I will provide an updated take on The Other F Word when I deliver the closing Day 1 keynote address.
Unlocking Innovation: Strategies from Silicon Valley CEOs (podcast and article)
I recently moderated an on-stage conversation in Silicon Valley with a group of four amazing and successful CEOs of very successful companies. This was the kickoff evening of a multi-day conference, and our objective was to lay out the topic of innovation as the core theme for the days that followed.To to get things started I asked them each to share some personal perspectives and examples about how they unlock, drive and nurture innovation inside large organizations.
Innovation versus Entrepreneurship
We often conflate innovation and entrepreneurship, but while they are related, they differ in several key elements. My definitions are straightforward.
The Innovation Conundrum
As business leaders, we seek growth and competitive advantage. Innovation is a key lever to help us get there. Unfortunately, I often hear executives frame it this way: “We need more innovation across the organization. And, of course, failure is not an option.” There is a conflict inherent in that statement.
Top 10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
For more than a decade, I have maintained a list of the top 10 traits that define the mindset of successful entrepreneurs: How they think, how they are wired, where they set priorities.
Winners and Losers in the Age of Automation (Video)
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us. Computers make decisions on their own and their logic now evolves and improves without human intervention. Robots operate independently. Our homes and cars and cities are increasingly connected and automated. The definition of “reality” blurs when we add the suffixes “virtual” or ‘augmented.”
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in... Austria
Several months back I was invited by the Austrian Foreign Ministry to join a group of innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world for a week-long program in Vienna.
“The Trump Effect” and Impacts on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Whatever your political orientation or where you are in the world, 2017 in the USA has certainly gotten off to a most interesting start. Since the election of Donald Trump, almost every executive, entrepreneur, official and policy group I’ve met with has asked my view on the business and economic implications of the new administration.
How Innovative Leaders Operate With a Startup Mindset (video)
I recently sat down with our Thought Leadership team at Haas and discussed the concept - and state of being - of having an entrepreneurial mindset. What does that mean for entrepreneurs, as well as leaders inside large enterprises who are seeking to drive innovation, growth and change? How do these types of leaders think and act? In this podcast I delve into these issues in some depth. And - as you might expect - I also address the role of failure and how leaders deal with it as a key element.
My WSJ "C-Suite Strategies" article how great CEOs drive innovation and growth
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article I wrote with my UC Berkeley and Princeton colleague John Danner. The article is entitled: "How Not to Flunk at Failure" and builds on the work we did for our recent book: “The Other “F” Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work”