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GIL 2009: North America
Growth, Innovation and Leadership
– A Frost & Sullivan Global Congress
on Corporate Growth
September 13-16 |
Scottsdale, AZ
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MAY 2009 | VOL. 2 | ISSUE
2
Dear
GILsters,
The Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL)
eBulletin, now published monthly, is packed with
new tools, techniques, best practices,
innovative ideas and leadership models to
inspire our readers.
In this issue, we take a look at the state of
innovation in today’s marketplace. You’ll
find the results of Growth Team Membership’s
latest survey, tools for high-leverage
innovation, a valuable case study involving the
world’s first personal computer and much, much
more.
Our GIL program is a fully-integrated deliverable which includes the GIL Global Congress events, GIL eBulletin, the Chairman's Series on Growth web casts and our Growth Partnership Services. If you are serious about growth, then I encourage you to actively participate in all of these forums available to you.
Sincerely,
David
Frigstad
Chairman
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CASE IN POINT
By Katherine Burns
Director of Strategic Communications,
Growth Team Membership™
Frost & Sullivan
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Innovation is Only Half the Battle
While most companies acknowledge that effective
new product development is the key to long-term
competitive advantage and growth, most also
acknowledge that they lack rigorous, repeatable
processes for generating good ideas and
converting those good ideas into profit. …
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
By Douglas Berger
Managing Director, INNOVATE
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High-Leverage Innovation: The Smart Way
Companies are learning that getting the right cornerstones in place can greatly reduce the risk of innovating big.
In today’s flat world, there are two very different types of innovation investments: sustaining and high-leverage. …
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ON THE LOOKOUT
By Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland, Case Study Research Analyst
And Keith O’Brien, Global Senior Director,
Growth Team Membership™
Frost & Sullivan
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Survey of the 2009 Innovation Landscape
Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ recently completed its 2009 survey of Innovation and Product Development executive’s priorities. IPD
executives were asked to identify their most
pressing challenges for 2009 so …
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WE ASKED, YOU ANSWERED
By Frost & Sullivan |
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Poll Results From April's Chairman's Series on Growth
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Part I: What are the typical challenges you face as an R&D executive?
(select all that apply)
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Lack of understanding of CEO’s vision (20%) |
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Lack of quality communication and
integration with other departments
(55.6%) |
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Marketing and Sales does a poor job of
launching products or services
(22.2%) |
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Poor understanding of customer needs from
Sales, Customer Support, Marketing
(62.2%) |
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Lack of competitive intelligence and research
support to evaluate new product ideas
(62.2%) |
To see the results of Part II of the question,
click here
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