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Professor of Social Science and ManagementClaremont Graduate University
Peter Drucker
HBR’s 10 must reads on innovationoriginally published in 1985
The Author
(1909-2005)
“The founder of modern management”
--- Forbes
Technology commercialization managerExploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL)Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Singapore)
B. Eng & Ph.d (Engineering)Nanyang Technological University Singapore
M.B.A.INSEADFontainebleau, France
Presentation by
LI Wei
At the heart ofentrepreneurshipis innovationThe effort to createpurposeful, focused changein an enterprise’s economicor social potential
“In the competition forbreakthrough solutions,managers worry toomuch about the
Entrepreneurialpersonality
Most innovations, however, especiallythe successful ones, result froma conscious, purposeful searchfor innovation opportunities
Within a companyor industry
UnexpectedOccurrence
Incongruities
ProcessNeeds
Industry andMarket Change
Demographic Change
PerceptionChange
NewKnowledge
Outside company, in itssocial and intellectualenvironment
The easiest, simplest and productivesource of innovation opportunity
1UnexpectedOccurrence
but most of people dismiss them, disregardthem and even resent them
What saved thecompany was itsexploitation of anunexpected success:The libraries in thoseearly New Deal days had money and theywanted the machines
2incongruities
Out of which innovation opportunities may arise
An incongruity within the logic orrhythm of a process is anotherimportant possibility
By the 1960s, cataractremoval had become“high-tech“, expect forcutting a ligament, an“old-fashioned” stepthat was uncomfortablefor eye surgeons
Alcon Laboratoriesresponded bymodifying an enzymethat can dissolve theligament instead ofcutting. That newsolution made Alcon aworldwide monopoly.
3ProcessNeeds
and correcting or redesigning them
process need involves identifying the company or industry’s process weak spots
Linotype made itpossible to producenewspapers quickly
Advertising made itpossible to distributenews practically freeof charge.
4Industry structures can, andoften do, change overnightSuch change creates tremendousopportunities for innovation
Industry& Market
Change
In 1960s, thestructure of thefinancial industrywas changing asinstitutional investorsbecame dominant
The brokerage firmof Donaldson, Lufkin& Jenrette (DLJ)became one of WallStreet’s stellarperformers becauseof their foresight ofand action for thecoming change
5DemographicChange
Of the outside sources ofinnovation opportunities
Demographic changes are the mostreliable with known lead times
Around 1970,Everyone knew thatthe number of blue-collar manufacturingworkers wouldbecome inadequateby 1990
Only the Japanesetook action, started todevelop and adoptrobotics in themanufacturing andbecame the leader inrobotics in 1990s
6PerceptionChange
A change in perception does notalter facts, but their meaning –and very quicklyIt can be exploited for innovationopportunity
In 1980s, all factualevidence indicated thatAmerican’s health hadimproved in the pastdecades. But collective hypochondria created so much concern or fearabout health
This view became the source of innovation and created the new market for health care magazines, exercise classes, indoor jogging equipment, etc.
The strands ofknowledge required for the computer wereavailable since 1918, butthe first operationaldigital computer did notappear until 1946 when those knowledges converged.
UnexpectedOccurrence
Incongruities ProcessNeeds
Industry andMarket Change
Within a company or industrySources of new opportunities
Demographic Change
PerceptionChange
NewKnowledge
In the social and intellectualenvironment
Sources of new opportunities
In innovation, as in anyother endeavor, ifdiligence, persistence andcommitment are lacking,talent, ingenuity andknowledge are of no avail.