The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

Incubators and accelerators have become highly pervasive around the world, as countries seek to cultivate the kind of innovations that drive economic growth. The research examined 56,000 patents granted between 1969 and 2012 from American universities with incubator programs. Making connections.

Incubator 117

Incubator Human Capital Entrepreneur Resources 117

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

Two decades ago, organizations were designed around stand-alone business units, so all managers had to understand finance, technology, manufacturing, sales, marketing, strategy, human resources, and more. It also will force the functional service providers to be more market-driven.

Management 15

Management P&L Incubator Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

It’s hard to imagine a large company without a marketing department or division, yet less than 50 years ago marketing as a business function, profession, and department did not exist. The same is true of innovation today. But this innovation division can’t be siloed off from the rest of the business.

Incubator 9

Incubator Innovation Strategic Planning Bottom-up 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity. Small and large companies alike are experimenting with these concepts.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

They pay upwards of $300K to $1 million to consultancy firms that conduct market analyses and in-depth need-finding, identify new opportunities, generate promising ideas, and, often, develop ideas into working prototypes. The client company then refines these concepts and prototypes and takes them to market. A Different Approach.

Innovation 13

Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. Additionally, discrimination against immigrants in labor markets may exert pressure on them to seek self-employment. Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

.” Jennifer Waldo , Head of Global Human Resources, GE Software Center, was at the epicenter of GE’s recruiting challenge. And the market for software talent was hot hot hot. We created an expanded vision of customer partnerships with big, market-driven outcomes that the company could rally behind.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8