{"product_id":"corporate-explorer-isbn-9781119838326","title":"Corporate Explorer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorporate Explorers Transform Disruption Into Opportunity With This Proven Framework\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovation used to be seen as a game best left to entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping this logic on its head. These Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate Explorers are part entrepreneurs, using innovation disciplines to jump start cutting-edge ideas, and part change leaders, capable of creating support for investment. They see that corporations already own the ideas, resources, and—critically—the talent to build new ventures. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Bosch, LexisNexis, and Analog Devices enable managers to put these assets to use and gain an upper hand over startups that threaten to disrupt them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate Explorer is a guidebook to the practices that enable these managers to go from idea into action. It demonstrates how success is not only possible but may offer entrenched companies better odds than venture-capital backed startups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis actionable and proven framework explains how managers can become successful corporate innovators; it includes tools to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to apply innovation practices with greater discipline \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurn great ideas into a full-time job as an innovation leader \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperiment with and scale original business models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransform innovation programs into a thriving source of new business \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttract, retain, and motivate entrepreneurial talent \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnergize employees by creating a realistic way to innovate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese lessons come from the trailblazers of corporate innovation—Andrew Binns (Change Logic), Charles O'Reilly (Stanford Graduate School of Business), and Michael Tushman (Harvard Business School)—who have decades of experience helping entrepreneurial-minded executives activate employees to become Corporate Explorers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntrepreneurs take notice—it's time for Corporate Explorers to set the pace and chart the course for disruption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Explore Aspiration 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Innovation Advantage 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeating the Odds 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Ambition 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation Disciplines 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbidextrous Organization 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplore Leadership 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplorer, Not Entrepreneur 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Corporate Explorers in Action 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplorer’s Insight 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose Driven 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestor Support 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManage Uncertainty 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Strategic Ambition 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotion, Logic, Aspiration 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLicense to Explore 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Movement 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunting Zones 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManifesto 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Innovation Disciplines 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Ideation: Generating Ideas for New Ventures 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdea Addiction 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolution Trap 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomer Discovery 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Value Customer Problems 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdea Generation 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Incubate: How Corporate Explorers Learn Through Experimentation 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Experiments 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Needs to Be True? (Hypothesis) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRun Experiments (Test) 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Sense of Your Results (Learn) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRun a New Experiment (Iterate) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollow the Evidence (Decide) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Scale: Assembling the Assets to Build a New Venture 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Assets 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomers, Capabilities, Capacity 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScaling Paths 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrigger Points 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Ambidextrous Organization 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Explore Organization 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure Options 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocused 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBottom Up 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTop Down 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure Decision 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Explore Business System 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Design 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSales Team Integration 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Functions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource Allocation 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedforward Management System 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Attention 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Risk and Reward for the Corporate Explorer 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivation Puzzle 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenture Model 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShadow Stock 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong- Term Incentives 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Risk 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Explorers Motivation 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Explore Leadership 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Silent Killers of Exploration 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Business System 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreserve Professional Identity 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoid Risk 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimize for Short Term 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximize Comfort 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Leader 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 The Double Helix: How Corporate Explorers Lead Innovation and Change 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Organization 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorytellers 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Network Leader 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsider or Outsider 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReputation Manager 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Readiness to Act: Leadership and Scaling a New Venture 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompeting Commitments 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth\/And Leadership 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProductive Tension 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mirror 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassion 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 210\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Corporate Explorer Framework 213\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures and Tables 215\u003cbr\u003e Notes 217\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors 225\u003cbr\u003e Index 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW BINNS\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Founder of Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams leading transformational business changes. He is a sought-after speaker and lecturer at companies and business schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLES O’REILLY \u003c\/b\u003eis the Frank E. Buck Professor of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Co-Founder of Change Logic. He is Co-Director of Leading Change and Organizational Renewal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL TUSHMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a Baker Foundation Professor; Paul R Lawrence, MBA Class of 1942 Professor Emeritus; and Charles (Tex) Thornton Chair of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School. He is also Co-Founder of Change Logic.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovation used to be seen as a game best left to entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping this logic on its head. These Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Explorers are part entrepreneurs, using innovation disciplines to jump start cutting-edge ideas, and part change leaders, capable of creating support for investment. They see that corporations already own the ideas, resources, and—critically—the talent to build new ventures. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Bosch, LexisNexis, and Analog Devices enable managers to put these assets to use and gain an upper hand over startups that threaten to disrupt them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate Explorer is a guidebook to the practices that enable managers to go from idea into action. It demonstrates how success is not only possible but may offer entrenched companies better odds than venture-capital backed startups. In Corporate Explorer, you will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to apply innovation practices with greater discipline \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurn great ideas into a full-time job as an innovation leader \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperiment with and scale original business models \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransform innovation programs into a thriving source of new business \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttract, retain, and motivate entrepreneurial talent \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnergize employees by creating a realistic way to innovate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese lessons come from the trailblazers of corporate innovation—Andrew Binns (Change Logic), Charles O’Reilly (Stanford Graduate School of Business), and Michael Tushman (Harvard Business School)—who have decades of experience helping entrepreneurial-minded executives activate employees to become Corporate Explorers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntrepreneurs take notice—it’s time for Corporate Explorers to set the pace and chart the course for disruption.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ecorporate Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you think you can’t change a big company from the inside, \u003ci\u003eCorporate Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e will prove you wrong. 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