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Those companies are adopting innovation at different rates
| laggards |
late majority |
early majority |
early adopters |
leading edge |
M&A +
Six Sigma |
No Man's Land |
Innovation 1.0 |
Innovation 2.0 |
Innovation 3.0 |
"Stay the
course" |
"If" |
"How" |
"How it scales" |
"Why" |
burning
question
|
Is innovation the way to grow profitably in the post-Six Sigma era?
|
How do we find big ideas and get them off the ground?
|
How do we make innovation easier, more systematic, so it doesn't rely on heroic acts?
() |
What does it mean to our customers? To our employees?
To the world?
() |
| focus |
search for organic growth |
methods and protocols |
innovation operating model |
cultural transformation |
| unit of measure |
experiments |
projects |
programs |
cultures |
Source: Peer Insight analysis of 115 recent service innovation projects
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