Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·May 24, 2021

4.6 Innovating with Integrity

Organisations should perhaps consider why they are innovating, if this is solely to survive as a profitable organisation is this sufficient. The ethical elements of impact to society and people are not always taken into consideration until after products or services are launched (Khandelwal, 2016). …

Design Ethics

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Design Ethics

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·May 24, 2021

4.5 Innovation Brokerage and Hybrid Theory

To successfully implement or scale innovation requires a different skill set to that of generating creatively designed solutions (Freeman and Engel, 2007), the more radical the solution or disruptive the technology, the more complex the process to commercialise it. Matheson (2007) highlights the importance of endings within H3 business activities…

Hybrid Innovation

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Hybrid Innovation

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·May 24, 2021

4.4 Radical Innovation and Disruptive Technologies with Identity

New business opportunities can often be found related to both Disruptive Technologies and Radical Innovations, but these are complicated and often carry greater risk, and so they become of interest for longer term strategies. When considering the entrepreneurial mindset, it is not just new businesses (startups) who can utilise such…

Radical Innovation

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Radical Innovation

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 17, 2021

4.3 Perceived Organisational Support and Emotional Intelligence

Let’s consider the quote from Kaipa (2012) that an aspirational purpose such as a North Stars ‘align our energy, emotions, and actions in the service of our vision’, they provide something for our employees and other stakeholders to have belief in, which is an important factor in allowing creative thinking…

Perceived Org Support

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4.3 Perceived Organisational Support and Emotional Intelligence

Perceived Org Support

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 17, 2021

4.2 Entrepreneurialism

Entrepreneurship is the act of capturing ideas, converting them into products or services, and building venture to take them to market allows innovation to realise its economic value. …

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 10, 2021

4.1 Innovation Anthropology

A reported 84% of international executives state that innovation is of utmost importance when it comes to company growth strategy (Christensen et al, 2016). Developing the right strategy towards innovation requires careful consideration, to avoid situations of innovation theatre, see figure 2 (Blank, 2019). A) Organisation theatre — often the…

Innovation

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Innovation

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 10, 2021

4.The ‘Why’ — areas of interest for my research

The author conducted secondary research of academic and trusted source literature in order to identify quantitative data from larger studies, and gain insights from relevant experts. The subjects researched covered 6 main areas for the following rationale: Innovation Anthropology An introduction to the types of innovation and their links to business opportunities and growth. Entrepreneurialism The role of the entrepreneurial mindset in creating new business opportunities.

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4.The ‘Why’ — areas of interest for my research

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4.The ‘Why’ — areas of interest for my research

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The author conducted secondary research of academic and trusted source literature in order to identify quantitative data from larger studies, and gain insights from relevant experts.

The subjects researched covered 6 main areas for the following rationale:

Innovation Anthropology

An introduction to the types of innovation and their links to business opportunities and growth.

Entrepreneurialism

The role of the entrepreneurial mindset in creating new business opportunities.

Perceived Organisational Support and Emotional Intelligence

The factors that organisations should consider to support an innovative mindset in stakeholders.

Radical Innovation and Disruptive Technologies with Identity

An evaluation of higher risk innovation and how emerging technologies can support such ventures.

Innovation Brokerage and Hybrid Theory

Capturing learning from innovation ventures and transferring back into a business.

Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 10, 2021

3.Who is this publication aimed at?

Who are they? The intended audience for this paper will be Innovation and Strategy Consultants, Business Designers, and those involved in supporting long term growth through innovation ventures from within the Management Consulting industry. …

Innovation

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Innovation

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 10, 2021

2.Introduction — If moonshots can have a 10 fold impact on our world, why do so few companies shoot for an aspirational goal to release the creative power of people invested in the same beliefs?

Background The world is changing around us at an ever increasing rate, the business world requires new approaches to design the right solutions for the evolving interdependencies of this complex environment (Durst, 2015). Many markets are being disrupted by new entrants, or radically changed through advances in technology or new…

Moonshots

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Moonshots

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Published in Experiential Business [Growth] Strategy

·Apr 10, 2021

1.Abstract

This publication reviews how innovation into new emerging business areas can provide an organisation with opportunities to develop new skills, experiences and knowledge that allow for more informed strategic decision making. To create innovation experiments into completely new business opportunities is associated with high risk. This is often avoided by…

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4.6 Innovating with Integrity

4.5 Innovation Brokerage and Hybrid Theory

4.4 Radical Innovation and Disruptive Technologies with Identity

4.3 Perceived Organisational Support and Emotional Intelligence

4.2 Entrepreneurialism

4.1 Innovation Anthropology

4.The ‘Why’ — areas of interest for my research

4.The ‘Why’ — areas of interest for my research

3.Who is this publication aimed at?

2.Introduction — If moonshots can have a 10 fold impact on our world, why do so few companies shoot for an aspirational goal to release the creative power of people invested in the same beliefs?

1.Abstract

Ian Dorr