Fast Innovation Insights from #InnoChat
We just had a great #InnoChat on this topic: Innovation Smackdown: Are Big Companies or Startups More Innovative?
We discussed these questions:
1. What innovation advantages do you think large companies have?
2. What advantages do startups have?
3. How can these advantages be adapted to work in both large companies and startups?
4. What one specific innovation-related change would you make in your company?
The chat brought up lots of great insights and here you get my quick and dirty list of what I found to be of particular interest or just plain inspiring. You can find all #innochat tweets here.
A4 established process, structure around #innovation leads to more success. not just ideas popping up, but how to incubate them.
Rate of change in tech n communication is faster than it has ever been. More risk is needed by larger orgs to stay competitive.
A4: Alot of C-Suites need to stop thinking that because they cannot understand a new technology or process, that it is just a fad. #innochat
Jeffrey Phillips @ovoinnovation
A4: 1 more. Add a section in each person’s evaluation form that recognizes and measures #innovation #innochat
Lindegaard @lindegaard
A4 Figure out what the real challenges are when it comes to innovation and develop a process to deal w this #innochat
A4 I’d like to see more willingness to exit an #innovation effort rather than hang on too long. #innochat
Jeffrey Phillips @ovoinnovation
A4: Require that #innovation plans and funds be incorporated in each annual planning cycle #innochat
A3 The CEO of big companies could do internship in startups before buy them
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A3: Most innovative big co’s find ways to fail fast and cheaply. #innochat
Interesting if large orgs would/could collaborate w/startups sharing common vision. Does everyone have to compete in all things? #innochat
@pamroes Yes! We don’t stop because we fail; we fail because we stop! #innochat
Cathryn Hrudicka @CreativeSage
A3 It always comes down to encouraging a culture for #innovation – whether in large or small orgs., and in mgmt style. #innochat
A3: Innovation practice: encourage “test and learn.” Embrace failure as one step closer to success! #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard@lindegaard
Innovation is complex mix of many factors. Now, they are not only internal, but also external w open innovation #innochat
Cathryn Hrudicka@CreativeSage
Whether big or small, need to have shared vision, mission, understanding of #innovation language & process, input on process/ideas #innochat
A3 Understanding of how critical innovation is = room for it to happen in myriad ways, from culture to actionable. #innochat
Cathryn Hrudicka@CreativeSage
RT @adhansen: Yes, and across organizational lines. RT @lindegaard: The future of innovation is within communities. #innochat
Jeffrey Phillips @ovoinnovation
A3: I think “open” #innovation will pair small nimble entrepreneurs with large firms who control marketing and distribution #innochat
Good reminder. RT @obx_harvey @pamroes Passion doesn’t come from incentives. It comes from doing meaningful work #innochat
A2 In a startup, you can see the impact you have – huge advantage! In a large co it’s harder to see. #Innochat
Stefan Lindegaard@lindegaard
A4. If you focus on just one thing to change, you do not understand the challenges you face and you lose. #innochat
A2 Startups are desperate – in a good way. #innochat And they can’t imitate themselves (yet), which in an innovt’n killer.
Cathryn Hrudicka @CreativeSage
Often where they fail: RT @OBX_Harvey: Startups need to have a strategy to move to scale. Patent protection not enough anymore. #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
Forget skunkwork. Innovation in big comps must happen in the open to bring lasting change on corp culture #innochat
Agreed, CEOs are expected to show profit, quarter to quarter. when revenues are down, innovation gets axed.@CreativeSage @Hoovers #innochat
A2: Startups don’t have to serve shareholders, which can be a barrier to innovation. #innochat
A3 Startup have the advantage to grow what provides an exceptional talent attraction #innochat
Jeffrey Phillips @ovoinnovation
A2: Entrepreneurs usually fueled by passion to create or change something. Enterprises want to maintain things #innochat #innovation
Stefan Lindegaard@lindegaard
The future of innovation is within communities. Big and small comps need to make this work to mutual benefit. #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
Intrapreneurship can bring more jobs, growth if done right as this can maximize the use of big comp advantages #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard@lindegaard
Big comps can match small comp advantages w intrapreneurship – give options in new cos to passionate ppl #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
Are startups best bet for creating jobs, growth? I don’t think so. Intrapreneurship in big comps more potential #innochat
A2. Startups are focused on one product or service & it’s rapid release & exploitation – nothing sharpens the mind like no cash #innochat
Jeffrey Phillips@ovoinnovation
A2: VCs will tell you they fund the team, not the idea. Small, committed teams are always #innovation winners #innochat
A2: Startups are usually idea first, money second. Big companies are often the other way around. #innochat
Startups don’t take months to make decisions – they get into post-decision action mode much more readily #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard@lindegaard
Q2. Biggest advantage for startups is that they can attract the best talent. People is everything. #innochat
Andreea Hirica Popa@AndreeaHirica
A1. Large cos have both the momentum advantage AND the diverging, multilayered complex conflicting interests challenge #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
@creativesage Yes, smaller comps more nimble, but what if they don’t have any impact? #innochat
A1 – Scale, when applied with focus, can be an amazing thing. It’s the focus that often lacks. #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
One of the biggest innovation challenges is the fast pace of change. This goes for big and small cos #innochat
Or a committee! RT @OBX_Harvey: @Gwen_Ishmael The problem is momentum can quickly become inertia. #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
Open innovation has few big winners, many small winners, many “losers”. Big companies tend to be the winners. #innochat
Ask any small company if they would like to be bigger. There is some wisdom in the answer you will get. #innochat
Stefan Lindegaard @lindegaard
There’s a difference btw innovation and entrepreneurship. Big comps have strategic options, for small comps it’s do or die #innochat
Challenge for big companies are calcified processes and heavy infrastructure investments that must be monetized. #innochat
A1: Big companies have people power–lots of skills, diverse interests. Innovation barrier: knowing people beyond job title. #innochat
@jbondre It’s the failure to execute well even though they may have advantages in resources–Nokia, Kodak, Motorola come to mind #innochat
Thierry de Baillon @tdebaillon
Innovation often happens at the edge. There are many more edges in big cos than in small ones. #innochat
A1: large companies can fail and still succeed. Small companies failure can kill the company. #innochat
A1 Is large cos advantage that if a significant improvement is generated, its impact can be much larger than for small cos. #innochat
A1: Larger companies’ innovation advantage = resilience. They can take bigger risks and withstand bigger hits. #innochat
Larger orgs have a bigger playground, can make a bigger impact too. #innochat




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