by Wolcott and Lippitz on March 9, 2010
In this video roundtable, sponsored by DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, Rob Wolcott joins Ken Atwater (GE Healthcare IT Solutions), to share insights on corporate entreprenership and innovation project management, covering issues of leadership, organization, personnel and culture.
by Wolcott and Lippitz on February 18, 2010
In our post at Fast Company this week, we explain the Opportunist Model of Corporate Entrepreneurship and what you should do if you’re trying to build a new business in an environment without designated organizational ownership or resources. In general, the Opportunist Model works well only in trusting corporate cultures that are open to experimentation and have multiple [...]
by wolcott on January 7, 2010
The Kellogg School of Management and the Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) have been pivotal to our work in corporate entrepreneurship and innovation. In fact, we originally uncovered the demand for better solutions to new business creation within established firms from our KIN members, innovation executives at large global companies.
We’re quite pleased to report that the [...]
by Wolcott and Lippitz on December 18, 2009
In our post yesterday at Fast Company, we describe guiding principles for building a robust network, which is one of the most important factors to succeeding as an innovator or entrepreneur, inside or outside a large corporation:
Simple rules rule
Determine your objectives
Build diversity into your group
by Wolcott and Lippitz on December 7, 2009
How can corporate entrepreneurs be sure whether they are moving in the right direction in the early stages? In our post on Fast Company today, we highlight three major signposts of progress toward building new businesses.
CEO and Senior Management Commitment is Solid.
Your Energies are Focused.
You’re Already Planning for Transition and Scaling.
by Wolcott and Lippitz on December 1, 2009
Fostering corporate entrepreneurship means a new focus on attracting and retaining people with the determination and skill to build bridges to future growth. Assuming your company is open to the possibility of entrepreneurial growth, do you have what it takes to be a corporate entrepreneur? This posting at Fast Company describes five characteristics of the species [...]