Just recalled one of our last discussions: to get corporate innovation going it’s probably more important to reiterate basics than to elaborate sophisticated processes and frameworks.

Ralph, We know this is essential, sadly we have to keep going back to highlighting the issues associated with the current ‘disappointments’ surrounding innovation and its performance potential. Your comment sums this up well- thanks for all your continued work in this area- we will get there in the end

Unless mindset, insight, alignment and actions changes this way – first of all in boardrooms – companies have a hard time being sustainably innovative. No matter what initiatives are pursued and which tools or frameworks are used. Mandatory vision, strategy, org design, culture and boundary conditions for the entire organization have to be defined from the top appropriately.

It’s the very basic premises that need to be put in order first. Balanced innovation capability is first and foremost a leadership issue, requiring an integrative, ambidextrous mindset to handle inherent tensions and trade-offs.