The Digital Tool Landscape
As part of the 2013 Global Innovation 1000 study, Booz & Company surveyed executives at more than 350 companies around the world to learn more about the digital tools that are transforming innovation. Our results show that at the development phase, productivity tools have reached maturity—most are widely used and effective. In other phases, particularly the front end of the innovation process, companies are experimenting with new marketing and customer insight tools that have game-changing potential.
Market and Customer Insight Enablers
Productivity Enablers
- 1.The five new foundational qualities of effective leadership
CEO succession planning has never been harder. But there are questions leaders can ask today to help better prepare for tomorrow.
- 2.Develop better leadership habits to thrive in an age of information overload
Learning to do more in-depth thinking and taking full advantage of hidden decision-making opportunities can reduce anxiety.
- 3.Frenemies with Benefits
When their profit goals differ, fiercely competitive firms may decide to collaborate with each other on complementary offerings.
- 4.Want to set yourself apart? Own your job.
For the ambitious employee, a deep sense of accountability is the one thing that matters most.
- 5.Beyond purpose statements
Fuzzy claims to greater ambition are starting to feel like just another corporate fad. It’s time to replace them with impact statements.
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