The World’s Most Innovative Companies…
…according to a Business Week Special Report are: Apple, Google, Totota Motor, General Electric and Microsoft. The Top 50 List might be a little US-focused, but is worth looking at.
The correspondent article about The World’s Most Innovative Companies underlines the need for new business models and organizations that are capable of sustained innovation.
Getting people to step out of their comfort zones can do a lot in sparking new ideas. But if they’re not paired with more fundamental changes, all those efforts will lead nowhere.
This development has to be driven by the leaders, not R&D-departments. Innovation touches the whole organisation, and thus, the whole organisation must adapt to constant change.
Innovation also requires inspired leadership. Executives must free up resources to execute new ideas and have the courage to take risks rather than just talk about their importance.
