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Make it. Sell it. Why Sales People shouldn't Prospect - An interview with Aaron Ross. Search Results for concept to production. Growth through innovation - Build the right mindset and culture. KPIs for innovation have to be leading indicators: number of ideas, number of ideas going through the funnel and number of commercialized ideas and their sales figures.

Growth through innovation - Build the right mindset and culture

The right leadership mindset is one of the enablers of strategic innovation. The right leadership mindset leads to an organizational culture that nurtures, guides and supports innovative thinking and practices. Essential elements of this kind of culture include: Leadership support “Having our ‘innovation prosperity program’ sponsored by our chairman and group CEO meant that we were able to make decisions and adapt the innovation process according to what we were learning very quickly,” says the Marketing Director of a British-based telecoms provider with operations in Asia.

Growth through innovation - Refresh your business model regularly to achieve competitive advantage. In a global economy, the major block on progress is protectionism.

Growth through innovation - Refresh your business model regularly to achieve competitive advantage

Companies that alter their business model are more likely to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. It is much more difficult for a competitor to copy a business model than it is to replicate products or services. “Enterprises need to be more platform-oriented — continuing to innovate the business model — in order to be able to transform faster,” says Markus Heinen, Performance Improvement Advisory Leader for Germany, Switzerland and Austria at EY. Today’s most innovative companies have changed their business models from a set focus on geographies, local markets and products to a dynamic focus on: Growth through innovation - Three steps towards innovation. Company size is no longer important - small players grab market share in niche areas.

Growth through innovation - Three steps towards innovation

It's difficult to be innovative in a world where competition comes at you from all sides. Companies from emerging markets are coming up with breakthrough products and services all the time. Size is no longer important as small players grab market share in niche areas. No silver bullets in research. Product Lifecyle.