Analysis

September 29, 2020

This is why big companies can’t scale up innovation

You need a separate team, better governance and a “killing” culture


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Most large companies now have some kind of innovation lab or open innovation programme, but the results of these are patchy at best. In many cases, a promising collaboration with a startup just peters out after the proof of concept.

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