“We’re too big.” “We’re not a startup.” “We’re not ready.” “We have the wrong culture.” “We acquire innovation.”
5 Excuses to Overcome in Corporate Innovation
Moves the Needle lists the five excuses established companies give for not doing real innovation, and how to get past them: « it's not my job », when every department thinks innovation belongs to someone else; « we need more big ideas »; « we don't have time »; « we already know our customers »; and « this doesn't work in my industry ».
Franck Debane helps large companies build new ventures with Forward Partners: about a hundred programmes in more than 50 companies since 2012. He wrote Passez en mode startup (Eyrolles, 2021) and organises the Lead Innovation Day.
Short essays by email for people who launch new ventures inside large companies: testing ideas with customers, winning over leadership, using AI without the hype. Plus first invitations to Lead Innovation Day.