Excerpts: The Other Side of Innovation

The Other Side of Innovation by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble

Harvard Business Review Press, 2010

A few quotes:

4: "Focusing on ideas may unleash more immediate energy, but focusing on execution is far more powerful."

9: "It is not easy for one person to create change."

10: "Organizations are not designed for innovation. Quite the contrary, they are designed for ongoing operations."

23: "Each innovation initiative requires a team with a custom organizational model." This suggests to me that the team should roll over with each new project, perhaps on a 2 or 3 year basis.

27: "The Dedicated Team is .... dedicated to the innovation initiative full time."

74: "The Dedicated Team should define its own metrics, processes, and culture."

115: "Holding innovation leaders to plan has several toxic effects."

156: "Learning is a team sport."