Lead by Example with a Start-Up Mentality

Large organizations often try and fail to act like a start-up or foster a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit. Leaders must lead by example to overcome traditional business barriers to foster a start-up mentality.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Don’t Skip the Dress Rehearsal

While any testing is better than no testing, gauging where your organization is to understand what needs to be done to work towards the highest level of testing, and ultimately, success will save time and effort in the long run.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Don’t Skip Stakeholders

While it’s easy to say that a system implementation will increase efficiency in the organization, it’s critical to ensure that all stakeholders will see the benefits of the system first hand to ensure long term success.

Take Innovation Beyond Product Development

What will it take to compete and win in a dynamic, digital world? We’ve got 21 innovation imperatives to help you prepare, equip and evolve to compete and grow in the 21st century. Expanding the scope of innovation beyond product to include services, experiences, business models and new markets is critical to delivering long term results.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Don’t Jump the Gun

One of the most valuable, but underutilized, tools for managing change while implementing large process systems is the readiness assessment. It’s important to gauge whether the process system is necessary and if the organization is ready for its implementation to avoid wasted time and energy.

Infographic: 21 Innovation Imperatives for the 21st Century

What will it take to compete and win in a dynamic, digital world? We’ve got 21 innovation imperatives to help you prepare, equip and evolve to compete and grow in the 21st century.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Don’t Miss the Point

Without a clear understanding of the purpose of a global IT implementation, getting buy in from all affected parties will be nearly impossible. Clearly define the point of and verify the need for the project with all campuses to ensure cooperation and participation before moving forward.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Don’t Ignore Inconsistencies

Implementing an IT system is challenging enough in a single location, but add multiple campuses to the mix and new and unique challenges begin to arise. Global organizational alignment is critical to overcoming these challenges.

Data First in a Digital World

What will it take to compete and win in a dynamic, digital world? We’ve got 21 innovation imperatives to help you prepare, equip and evolve to compete and grow in the 21st century. At the top of the list - taking advantage of opportunities presented by big data.

Implementing Global IT Systems: Avoid the “Global Roll Out”

This series provides leading practices for avoiding the top ten most common mistakes made during the implementation of large global IT systems in support of R&D or other business processes. Read on to learn how to avoid mistake #1: The "Global" Roll Out

Between the Gates Retail Innovation Shout Out: Nike Designs the World’s Fastest Running Shoe

Nike wants to enable runners to break the two-hour marathon time barrier.

Understanding Strategic Foresight: The History of Scenario Planning

Strategic foresight is a discipline that provides a structured way to investigate, not predict, the future. Strategic foresight scenarios are provocative, yet plausible, alternative views of the future. But where did this idea come from?