Innovating on your own terms

Why do innovation efforts so often fail? We might expect individual innovations to fail – innovation is risky, after all – but that does not explain why companies often pull the plug on broad campaigns to accelerate innovation, sometimes after only short periods of time. Read the findings from IBM in a study of more than 250 organisations across 24 countries.

Paths to success: Three ways to innovate your business model

With the right strategy and strong execution, all paths can lead to successful business model innovation. The key is to seize opportunity in new ways.In this paper IBM examines what business model innovation really is and what we can learn from successful business model innovators.



The power of many: ABCs of collaborative innovation throughout the extended enterprise

IBM has found that, to drive innovation, many top CEOs are collaborating beyond their organisations – with their extended networks of suppliers, customers, business partners and others. Such collaboration, however, is easier said than done. In fact, 50 percent of strategic alliances fail. Through the ABCs of collaborative innovation, learn how to improve the chances of success in this increasingly important area.



Innovation: Shifting the strategic focus of learning

With innovation rising to the top of the leadership agenda, read insight from IBM and senior executives from a range of industries on how learning executives have a significant opportunity to play a new strategic role in the organisation. Now is a prime time for learning professionals to facilitate the creation, development and spread of new ideas across the organisation.





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