Learning from Huawei’s Superfluidity

Many companies now face fast-paced change in market demands and a rapid-fire stream of potentially disruptive innovations in technologies, products, and business models. As a result, maintaining fit with the external environment requires an organization to have the dynamic capabilities necessary to rapidly sense shifts in customer needs and market imperatives, and to seize the opportunities that arise by continually transforming itself. This means that … [ Read more ]

Rethinking Innovation for a Recovery

As we look to grow out of recession, innovation is more important than ever. However, the types of innovation companies pursue need to change. They must start to find novel ways of adding value at low cost, using existing technology in new applications and re-engineering inefficient business models. Managers wanting to learn how to make this change will find that China is a good place … [ Read more ]