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Innovators within large organisations differ in some important aspects from the traditional entrepreneur. Companies trying to unleash their entrepreneurial talent, therefore, need to look out for people that display these traits. Written by Morten Benn Thilde Nørgaard When we think about successful innovators, we often picture a hard working entrepreneur building an empire out of … Read more

A deep dive into the essential innovation practices of choosing the right ideas for your innovation portfolio. Written by Morten Benn We are now at part 3 of our article series on the 8 innovation essentials, a collection of attributes and behaviours that underpin superior innovation performance. In the last articles we highlighted why it is not … Read more

It is not good enough to just have sky high aspiration. Executives need to set concrete and actionable targets to achieve superior innovation performance. Written by Morten Benn In our last article we highlighted 8 innovation essentials, a collection of attributes and behaviours that underpin superior innovation performance. Companies who are able to master at least 5 have … Read more

Have you ever had to prove or justify your spending on innovation? Research by McKinsey shows that a high commitment to innovation is correlated to 2.4x better financial performance. In the following weeks we will explore how you can take the first steps towards achieving it. Written by Morten Benn Thilde Nørgaard In times of … Read more

For many innovation managers the real problem is not a lack of ideas, but making informed decisions on which to kill or proceed. Way too often bad ideas linger in the organisation, wasting valuable resources. Managers must learn to make quicker decisions and recognize ideas for what they are: experiments. Written by Morten Benn Thilde … Read more

The prevalent image of innovators is that of the one of a kind genius in the garage, college dorm or basement. However, transformative innovations usually originate from within large companies and are for the most part also scaled and realised by them. In his latest book, Kaihan Krippendorff, a Thinkers50 speaker on innovation, suggests why … Read more

5 insights from top innovation managers on how you can elevate your innovation efforts to the next level Written by Thilde Nørgaard Morten Benn Over the past few months, we have conducted a series of interviews with some of the most successful innovation managers we collaborate with. The goal was to uncover who they are, how they … Read more

Being forced to work together digitally has given us some valuable learnings to take with us in the future Written by Thilde Nørgaard Morten Benn In this crisis, we have been forced to work together digitally and replace all the work that we would normally have done in person with digital formats. Now, five weeks into … Read more

In times of home quarantine and social distancing, digital meetings have become an essential part of our work. An online platform that supports your digital meetings will help you capture, progress and decide on ideas when you can’t physically get together. Written by Thilde Nørgaard Morten Benn Many of us find ourselves having to discover … Read more

The current Corona pandemic highlights how beneficial a digital operation mode can be! Written by Morten Benn The outbreak and spreading of COVID-19 have put the world in a state of emergency. In the fight to keep the new virus under control, businesses have had to cancel important travels, meetings and workshops. For global companies … Read more