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Fostering a Culture of Innovation

July 26, 2018 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Innovation

What does it take to make an organization truly innovative? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the deliberate processes managers can take to nurture innovation and the importance of being able to translate the language of innovators to the executive office.

Articles included with this collection:

Harnessing the Secret Structure of Innovation by Martin Reeves, Thomas Fink, Ramiro Palma, and Johann Harnoss

Finding a Lower-Risk Path to High-Impact Innovations by Joseph V. Sinfield and Freddy Solis

When Innovation Meets the Language of the Corner Office by Dave Rochlin

Navigating the Leadership Challenges of Innovation Ecosystems by Ron Adner (Tuck School of Business), interviewed by Frieda Klotz

Taking a Value-Chain Perspective on Innovation by Kristina McElheran

Mastering the Digital Innovation Challenge by Fredrik Svahn, Lars Mathiassen, Rikard Lindgren, and Gerald C. Kane

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