How do we define an entrepreneur?
Who is an entrepreneur? And who isn’t? Is an entrepreneur really all that different from the rest of us? What are the character traits that make his or her work so difficult without the guarantee of success or the stability of employment? Is there a distinction between the founder of a business and an entrepreneur? […]
How do we define an entrepreneur?
Who is an entrepreneur? And who isn’t? Is an entrepreneur really all that different from the rest of us? What are the character traits that make his or her work so difficult without the guarantee of success or the stability of employment? Is there a distinction between the founder of a business and an entrepreneur? […]
Make sure you have the right tools to succeed in your innovation projects
When you launch a “product or service” innovation project, you are immediately exposed to uncertainties regarding technical and/or market risks. Several studies show that the failure rate of delivery innovations is unfortunately very high. For example, Gosh’s work reported by Gage in a 2012 article in “The Wall Street Journal” “The venture Capital Secret ” […]
The duality of management: From the innovative startup to its maturity
Traditional management Revisiting “The Innovator’s Method, 2014” written by Furr & Dyer, I found myself reflecting on the statement by Scott Cook, founder and CEO of Intuit “When MBAs come to us we have to fundamentally retain them- Nothing they learned will help them succeed at innovation.” This critique of traditional management training has been […]
The importance of innovation to survive in a hyper-competitive environment
The importance of innovation to survive in a hyper-competitive environment Innovative companies, the majority of which are startups, consider innovation at the heart of their strategic planning. What about traditional and mature companies? As it happens, the planners of these companies have traditionally not placed much emphasis on innovation and have considered that good management […]
The challenges of a balanced management of the innovation portfolio
The importance of balancing the innovation portfolio When we talk about innovations, we generally refer to 4 types of innovations that innovative companies manage according to different methods, budgets and time scales. These innovations are: (i) Incremental innovation, (ii) adjacent innovation, (iii) disruptive innovation and (iv) l’innovation radicale (Breakthrough). Unless you have already done so, […]
The 4 types of innovations to propel your business
The 4 types of innovations to propel your business Nowadays, the term innovation is on everyone’s lips and its understanding is often linked to creative efforts to develop new products or services. But in reality, innovation encompasses much more subtle definitions. Indeed, there are several types of innovations and the choice of innovation or the […]
The three pillars required for any innovative company
The three pillars required for any innovative company In this article I would like to share with you my thoughts on the practice of innovation management in an innovative company. I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that there are as many ways of doing innovation management as there are companies. However, we can certainly […]
Introduction
Introduction Dear friends, The primary objective of my blog is to establish a constructive dialogue with you in order to demystify all the dimensions of innovation and its impact on the economic health of SMEs. Thus, I would like to reflect with you on the two dimensions of innovation, namely innovation management and innovation itself, […]
