Corporate Explorer, Michael Tushman
Corporate Explorer, Michael Tushman
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Corporate Explorer
How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game

Author: Michael Tushman, Andrew Binns, Charles A. O'Reilly

Narrator: Ryan Burke

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/08/2022


Synopsis

Innovation 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.

Corporate 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, and Bosch enable managers to put these assets to use and gain an upper hand over startups that threaten to disrupt them.

Corporate Explorer is a guidebook to the practices that enable these managers to go from idea into action. This actionable and proven framework explains how managers can become successful corporate innovators. It includes tools to: learn how to apply innovation practices with greater discipline; turn great ideas into a full-time job as an innovation leader; experiment with and scale original business models; transform innovation programs into a thriving source of new business; attract, retain, and motivate entrepreneurial talent; and energize employees by creating a realistic way to innovate.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on September 14, 2023

As a creative individual in the bureaucratic world of corporate business, I appreciated the ideas in this book. Even though a start up or small business sounds more exciting, being a leader and entrepreneur within a larger organization can achieve just as much, if not more. It was neat to see exampl......more

Goodreads review by Vincent on February 03, 2022

Having been a Corporate Explorer myself for several years, I strongly recommend this book to anyone who will recognize her/himself in the portrait made by their co-authors of Corporate Explorers and how those new leaders create a transformational movement within organization conducting to successful......more

Goodreads review by Shubham on March 26, 2023

Where the conventional wisdom says that starting a new venture is good if there is a business idea, the book Corporate Explorer tells about the journey of ideation, incubation and scaling a new business within an organization. With numerous examples from various companies such as Analog Devices, Nvid......more

Goodreads review by Christine on February 07, 2022

A must read for managers launching new ventures inside existing corporations. This book uses engaging stories about Corporate Explorers to explain how to ideate, incubate and scale ventures inside an existing system. The authors provide compelling advice about how to build organizational support aro......more

Goodreads review by Nishi on February 10, 2022

This book is a must read for anyone wanting to build a new business within a corporation. The book clearly explains the differences between an entrepreneur and a corporate explorer. The real-world examples are engaging and insightful. In addition to the methods (e.g., ideate, incubate, scale), the d......more