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Quotes derived from published sources
“We will fight our battles not on the low road tocommoditization, but on the high road of innovation.”— Howard Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Sony“Constant reinvention and collaboration is thecentral necessity at GE…. We’re all just a momentaway from commodity hell.”— Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE“Innovation is an omnipresent driver for growth.”.— Erkki Liikanen, EU Commissioner for Enterprise
750 CEOs cited
collaborative innovation
as the most important competitive advantage they must cultivate
Innovation meansdeveloping newproducts andservicesInnovation is toocriticaland proprietary toinvolve outsidersCollaboration can bedriven from the top
Innovation PoV – IBM’s CEO Survey
Innovation meansdeveloping better ideas and offeringsfaster Externalcollaboration isindispensableCollaborationhappens at all levelsof the organization
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