Self deception can, inadvertently or deliberately, introduce a bias that can influence technology strategy, Steve Bone advises how two areas of cognitive bias identified by McKinsey can impact R&D strategy.
What leaders really want is a capability within their teams to think beyond the day-to-day and create thriving visions for the future that are connected to the reality of the present.
If the laws of physics don’t exist then how useful are management models? Peter argues that they should not be used as instruction manuals but instead used as pointers to address deeper issues.
Innovative companies generally have a strong technology platform. It is a source of expertise that provides a competitive edge in the market that they operate in but can also offer an opportunity for growth by disrupting a new sector.
It never ceases to amaze me how when senior executives ask for a ‘roadmap’ or a ‘plan’ they often get something that is either, so detailed it is inaccessible to decision makers, or so high level, it doesn’t provide useful …
Independent, objective experts are invaluable when defining technology strategy. Free from the constraints of internal R&D activities they can identify new growth platforms for an organisation that are often surprising. But how can you engage with experts constructively when their …
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R&D investments bring improvements in business productivity, but to achieve dramatic improvements in financial performance also requires a culture with an appetite for risk: concludes a report Chasing Apple’s Shadow co-authored by Bob Wasson, Senior Consultant at nu-Angle. Wasson says: “Firms …
Growth opportunities exist at the adjacencies to your core business but exploiting these effectively can be problematic if you don’t have a structured growth program. All too often executives are puzzled as to why ‘agreed’ growth initiatives ‘hit the buffers’ …
Whilst many organisations want to introduce and embed innovation into the workplace there are companies that struggle to control it. One civil engineering company found it was continually re-inventing the wheel through a lack of shared learning across the company. …