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Creating a Culture of Innovation

by Wolcott and Lippitz on August 11, 2010

Rob Wolcott teamed with KIN sponsor Jørn Bang Andersen to articulate insights on innovation culture gleaned from the Kellogg Innovation Network, published as the cover story in The Human Factor, a leading Indian business magazine.  They key lessons are:
1. Nurture a sense of purpose
2. Operate as an ethical alternative
3. Celebrate smart failures
4. Create meaningful actionable [...]

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Corporate Entrepreneurship, Spin-Outs and Venture Funds

by lippitz on December 11, 2009

I received a great question from a reader of Grow From Within about the relationship of corporate entrepreneurship—that is, largely internal new business creation—to forming a subsidiary or spinning out a new business concept.  “Can’t these be pursued within a firm together as a strategy?  What is the impact of corporate entrepreneurship on the internal [...]

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Developing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy

by Wolcott and Lippitz on November 18, 2009

In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. 
But in practice, there  is.”
                                        – Lawrence “Yogi” Berra, American Baseball Legend
How do you successfully build a corporate entrepreneurship capacity?  Our  research has found that it’s a multi-stage process. 
The first key element is a mandate for growth or transformation accompanied by a vision that points in the general [...]

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