The buzz: “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower” (Steve Jobs). If you think Design Thinking (DT) innovation method demands many days or weeks of intense work beyond your high-level managers’ availability, here’s a news flash.

The buzz: “Change before you have to” -Jack Welch.

A disruptive innovation model creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market-leading firms, products and alliances -C.

The buzz: 'Surround yourself with partners who are better than you are' -D. Ogilvy.

The buzz: “Change before you have to.” -J. Welch

B2B sales experts, managers and pundits typically credit their organization's success to individual sellers' skill sets.

The buzz: You say to-ma-to, I say to-mah-to. Confused about intrapreneurship vs entrepreneurship? We’ll set the record straight. The first behaves like the second while employed in a large organization. Is this a good thing? Yes.

The buzz: En garde! The most successful companies anticipate—and often invent—the future before their established competitors do.

The buzz: Getting fresh. Corporations are increasingly seeking to engage entrepreneurs, both from within and outside the organization, by launching initiatives for intrapreneurship, innovation accelerators, incubators and start-up focus programs.

The buzz: Fun! Design Thinking is based on the concept of deriving the needs of your users, then designing a solution to meet those needs.

The buzz: Who’s driving your bus? Be it Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, innovation in general, or simply ensuring your company’s sustainable growth, your networking approach outside your organization must become your company’s inside DNA.