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2. LEADERSHIP IS GETTING HARDER
Value creator
Game changer
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3. IDENTIFYING AND CLOSING GAPS
We could
We should
OPPORTUNITY GAP
PERFORMANCE GAP
Where we are now
Source: Adapted from
Tushman & O’Rielly
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4. What do exceptional leaders of innovation do?
WHAT WE WANTED TO LEARN
What do exceptional leaders of innovation do?
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5. OUR WORLD TOUR United Kingdom Germany Switzerland South Korea
United States
Italy
United Arab Emirates
India
South Africa
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6. THE LEADERS Larry Smarr Amy Schulman Greg Brandeau Bill Coughran
Jacqueline Novogratz
Luca de Meo
Kit Hinrichs
Vineet Nayar
Sungjoo Kim
Steve Kloeblen
Philipp Justus
Ed Catmull
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8. Information Technology Automotive Design Government
THE INDUSTRIES
Entertainment
Information Technology
Automotive
Design
Government
Islamic & Investment Banking
Internet & E-commerce
Law
Academy
Technology & Manufacturing
Social Enterprise
Luxury Goods
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9. Innovation = Novel + Useful
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10. INNOVATION LEADER
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12. SOME MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Steve Jobs bought Pixar for $10M in 1986
Disney bought Pixar for $7.4B in 2006
Pixar films have won more than 25 Academy Awards
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13. FILMMAKING IS A TEAM SPORT
Editorial
Layout
Set
Dressing
Shading FX
Lighting
Simulation
Animation
Rendering
Film
Modeling &
Articulation
Story
Art
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14. FILMMAKING IS A TEAM SPORT
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15. ABLE
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16. “Never settle for the best.”
GOOGLE’S PHILOSOPHY
“Never settle for the best.”
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17. THE BOTTOM LINE
Innovation leaders see their role not as the visionary… …but as the creator of a context in which others are willing and able to innovate.
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18. Build a community capable of doing the hard work of innovation.
WILLING
Build a community capable of doing the hard work of innovation.
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19. WILLING
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20. WILLING: THE PURPOSE
A shared purpose brings the people in a community together and helps them do the hard work of innovation.
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21. Values of innovative organizations:
WILLING: THE VALUES
Values of innovative organizations:
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22. WILLING: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
“How we interact”
Respect
Trust
Influence
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23. WILLING: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
“How we think”
See the whole
Question everything
Be data-driven
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24. WILLING
Build a community with shared purpose, values, and rules of engagement.
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25. INNOVATION LEADER
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26. YOUNG SPARKS
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28. IDEAPRENEUR: ANUPAM ANAND
Anupam’s ideas have been well-received by the customer and are expected to generate a comprehensive business impact of $15 million for the customer in FY13. Moreover, the Universal Installer fetched the customer 758 million unique clicks from across the globe in just one year.
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29. “EMPLOYEES FIRST” FINANCIAL IMPACT
2013
85194
Employees
$4.6B
Revenues
Operations In
26 Countries
Annual CSAT Scores
49.4
Attrition At
13.6%
Revenue Per
Employee At
51K
2005
Market CAP At
74751 Cr
$12B
254%
Head Count
Increase
600%
40%
Improvement
24090
$764M
15 Countries
11515 cr
18.5%
37K
27.7
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Source: Company document

30. Can your organization innovate time and again? If not, why not?
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31. OPPORTUNITY GAP: CAPABILITIES
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33. OPPORTUNITY GAP: COMMUNITY
The Values:
Bold Ambition
Collaboration
Responsibility
Learning
The Rules of Engagement:
Respect
Trust
Influence
See the whole
Question everything
Be data-driven
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35. ARE YOU AN INNOVATION LEADER?
Do you think your primary job as a leader is to create a context in which your team can innovate?
Are you comfortable serving as the “stage-setter” as opposed to the visionary leading from the front? 
Do you have the courage and patience required to amplify differences, even when discussion becomes heated and when ambiguity and complexity loom?
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37. TOP LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Creativity
60%
Integrity
52%
Global Thinking
35%
Influence
30%
Openness
28%
Dedication
26%
Sustainability
26%
Humility
12%
Fairness
12%
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Source: IBM “Capitalizing on Complexity” CEO Study Report

38. LEADERSHIP AND BUILDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Today
Tomorrow
Core Competence
Execution
Innovation
Key Task
Setting direction
Shaping context
Focus
Where we are going
Minimizing differences
Who we are
Amplifying differences
Outcome
Followers who execute
Communities who innovate
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