The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The researchers highlight how the decentralization encouraged by the pandemic has meant that many companies have deployed tools such as HighMatch to measure for cultural fit. When it comes to expanding and executing the idea, however, the study found that it’s best to work with people with whom you have strong ties.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. I call it Alpha.

Venture Capitalist 78

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 78

Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. I call it Alpha.

Venture Capitalist 62

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 62

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. Organizations need to have dozens, maybe hundreds, of individual experts, fully capable of idea generation and innovative thought. Today’s American corporate world is a tale of two cultures. I call it Alpha. I call this one Beta.

Decentralization 58

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. This means assembling employees – all of whom are individual experts capable of idea generation – and encouraging them to think new thoughts in different ways and challenging them to do new things. I call it Alpha.

Venture Capitalist 56

Venture Capitalist Decentralization Books Idea Generation 56

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2018

The seven roles for CIUs are: designing shelter for innovation; supporting best practices and methods; developing skills; supporting business unit initiatives; identifying new market spaces; facilitating ideas generation; and directing seed funding. One remarkable example is Johnson & Johnson’s Innovation Unit.

Innovation 14

Innovation Incubator Stage-Gate Idea Generation 14