Reading Reflection Week 11

Hello again, friends!

Today's reading reflection is brought to you by Gary Pisano and his article entitled, You Need an Innovation Strategy!

What surprised me the most from this week's reading was how many companies had a lack of innovation execution strategy, which is of course what Pisano is highlighting in his article. It is very surprising because one would expect highly organized companies to fully develop innovation strategies and following through with them, as opposed to marking up bad plans to a "failure" of execution.

I did not find any part of the reading to be confusing. Pisano was concise in his words and expressed his ideas clearly.

I have two questions for Pisano:
1) Are big companies afraid of crowdsourcing? Why does crowdsourcing tend to be more popular with individuals or new companies than larger businesses?

2) Would it be possible to develop a new business position specifically for people whose job it is to organize and implement innovation strategies? Or do you think that innovation strategy should still be in the hands of the senior leaders of the organization?

Overall, I agree with what Pisano is saying in his article. He demonstrates a great knowledge of innovation, innovation strategy, and the implementation thereof. I do not disagree with him, mainly because his reasoning seems sound and well researched. I would enjoy reading more by Pisano in the near future.

See you again soon, everyone!