Why Disruptive Innovation Is A Bad Business Idea. And What Can You Do Instead

Posted by Dan Toma
On 28/03/2025

Selling a company on the need for disruptive or transformative innovation has always been a challenge. Some businesses simply don’t need it, others can’t afford it, and most struggle to justify investing in something inherently high-risk. The instinct to protect the core business—its efficiencies, margins, and financial predictability—often overrides the desire to explore bold new […]

Want to innovate? Start with a business case

Posted by Dan Toma
On 22/02/2023

Asking intrapreneurs for a business case or a financial forecast early on is useless. Or at least this is what the innovation community has been trying to convince corporate leaders for the past years. Countless articles were written on the topic and an endless flow of social media posts went out to convince leaders that […]

Three Organizational Designs for Innovation

Posted by Dan Toma
On 30/01/2023

The design/structure of an organization can help or hinder its progress toward its goals. Independent of size and industry, organizations can achieve their goals by properly matching their needs with the structure they use to operate. Here are three ways in which innovation can be organized.

Five Innovation Accounting Indicators that are Telling you if your Middle Managers are Stifling Innovation

Posted by Dan Toma
On 21/11/2022

It is a well established fact that middle management plays a crucial role in driving innovation. But in the absence of clear indicators for innovation performance it is difficult to say if middle management is actually driving innovation or stifling it.