Innovation Strategy

Organizational identity, architecture, and collaboration can be either assets or liabilities to pursuing growth in new sectors.

Businesses across all sectors, not just research-intensive industries, can benefit from innovations at science-heavy startups.

Companies that modularize and externalize their best capabilities are in a strong position to seize unexpected opportunities.

Resistance to external ideas hinders innovation. The right incentives can open minds.

The history of the transistor illustrates the disruptive potential of new innovations to move from niche to mainstream.