Innovation Stress Points - identifying and overcoming the barriers to creating strategic value by H-I Network: This report will alert you to the stress points that you are likely to encounter in your innovation programme and help you to mitigate their effects of avoid them altogether.

Major change – delivering on the original intents by Corven Consulting: This paper argues that the benefits of major change are only realised afterwards, in business-as-usual (BAU). If your heroes are only those that have led a major change, your organisational response to performance improvement will be yet another major change. The paper describes how to derive benefits by designing for success in BAU, realising the promise of change, and making heroes of the people that deliver the benefits.

Using performance measurement to improve business operations by Corven Consulting: This paper argues that performance measures are different to management information, legislated and regulatory measures. Organisations have a choice as to what they are. However having (even good) measures is not enough. The paper describes organisational models, management systems, skills, processes and methods that will drive performance improvement from the measures.

Green Lean by Corven Consulting: Most organisations have separate initiatives to increase efficiency (Lean) and improve environmental sustainability (Green), and are missing out on considerable benefits that result from their combination. Benefits include improved strategic alignment, more motivated staff, increased savings in operations, greater reduction in environmental damage, and boosted image. This paper describes how to get these benefits.

Open Innovation in Action: How to be strategic in the search for new sources of value by Andrew Gaule: Open innovation is fast-becoming the preferred model for new product and service development at leading organisations. This book explains what open innovation is, and why it is relevant to your organisation.

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Winning Ideas For Strategic Growth And Venturing - Ready To Roll by Andrew Gaule and Andy Morrison: This new report looks at why managers often find it difficult to grow significant new businesses and why other companies succeed. The report builds on a research project undertaken by Andrew Campbell and Robert Park of Ashridge Strategic Management Centre.

Innovation Performance Measurement - Striking The Right Balance by David Birchall, George Tovstiga, Andy Morrison and Andrew Gaule: Best practice management from key people involved in the innovation process. "You can't manage what you don't measure".

Innovation Leadership - Roles And Key Imperatives by Dr. Jill Hender: Based on best practice management of the key people involved in the innovation process.

Corporate Innovation - Going Beyond The Idea by Andy Morrison: Based on original research with leaders of innovative new business ventures within major organisations.

Corporate Venturing - Rewarding Entrepreneurial Talent by Andrew Gaule and Nigel Spinks: Based on original research with leaders of new venture teams and human resource specialists within major organisations.

Review of Leading Global Corporate Venture Units by Andrew Gaule and Maura Moore: Nick Allen, Head of Unilever Group Corporate Ventures said "As part of a review of the progress being made by its corporate venturing activities, Unilever felt it was important to understand what other corporates were doing, so we sponsored this Henley project"

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