Opinion

October 20, 2020

“De-risking” risks being an empty catch-phrase

De-risking is an important concept for corporate innovation it shouldn't be the only goal. Without risk, there cannot be a big upside.


Julian Ritter

4 min read

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Many of the current studies and opinion pieces on corporate innovation, such as a recent Sifted article by two IESE academics, focus on de-risking corporate innovation.

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