For large enterprises, remaining stuck in their traditional processes and mindsets is a sure-fire way to let innovative start-ups eat into market share. It’s happening with incumbent telcos as over the top (OTT) providers like Skype and Whatsapp take over; it’s happening to taxi companies as Uber and Lyft disrupt the market; it’s happening to big pharma as tech companies and sports apparel brands take charge of the digital health ecosystem; and it can happen to you too. The time is now for businesses to shift their focus to innovation—but it can be difficult to make a dramatic change in a large enterprise. With these 5 telling signs of an innovative company in mind, you can start reshaping your organization to better adapt to digitization. Full write-up: https://by.dialexa.com/5-telling-signs-of-innovative-companies

1. 5 Telling Signs of
Innovative Culture - and
How to Create One
by Dialexa
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3. For large enterprises, remaining stuck in their traditional processes and
mindsets is a sure-fire way to let innovative start-ups eat into market share. It’s
happening with incumbent telcos as over the top (OTT) providers like Skype and
Whatsapp take over; it’s happening to taxi companies as Uber and Lyft disrupt
the market; it’s happening to big pharma as tech companies and sports apparel
brands take charge of the digital health ecosystem; and it can happen to you too.
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4. The time is now for businesses to shift their focus to
innovation—but it can be difficult to make a dramatic
change in a large enterprise. With these 5 telling signs of
an innovative company in mind, you can start reshaping
your organization to better adapt to digitization.
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5. 1. INNOVATIVE CULTURE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR
BUSINESS
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6. In the world of innovative companies,
“culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a
common theme. You might have multiple
avenues to create B2B disruption; but if your
culture doesn’t facilitate their development,
they won’t take shape.
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7. Setting an innovative culture as your
foundation isn’t just about providing a
fun atmosphere for employees—it’s
about defining your company’s values
and aligning those values to your
goals (or sometimes even your goals
to the values). If you’re anything like
us at Dialexa where we value
honesty, transparency, integrity,
excellence, creative freedom, hunger,
resilience and trust, you need to find
ways to incorporate your values into
your business.
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8. Innovative companies
define their business
according to core
values in everything
from meeting
structure, to internal
communications, to
employee feedback,
and beyond.
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companies

10. 2. LEADERSHIP BUY-IN IS A GIVEN
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11. At innovative companies,
senior leaders close to the
CEO lead innovation
practices because they
understand both the
business and its
technology. With both sides
in mind, they can properly
sell the rest of the
management team on
innovative ideas and create
a top-down focus on
innovation that permeates
the entire company.
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12. Whether you hire an outside
expert or use a company-
wide leadership retreat to
initiate this top-down
approach, you must start
innovation practices with
leadership buy-in.
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13. 3. INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
WORK FASTER
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14. If you’ve been an
established player in your
industry for years, you
probably develop your cash
cow product changes on a
long-term strategy (6 to 12
months). This kind of
drawn-out product roadmap
won’t suffice in a market
increasingly dominated by
innovative players. The
innovative companies are
driven by agile mindsets.
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15. We’ve said it before, but the
“try fast, iterate fast, fail
quickly, and stop” motto is
an essential part of an
innovative company. Even
the largest of Fortune 500
organizations such as Coca-
Cola and GE are hiring start-
up evangelists to help
them become more agile.
Here are a few keys to strive
for as you aim for greater
agility:
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16. • Increase collaboration
• Iterate via rapid prototyping
• Create lean cross-functional
teams
• Understand failure vs.
pivoting
• Make sure you have
the necessary tools for agile
innovation
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17. 4. WORKSPACE REFLECTS
INNOVATION
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18. The days of cubicle farms
are over—they don’t
facilitate the inspiration and
collaboration necessary for
innovation. Workspace might
not be the first thing you
think of when considering
innovation, but these design
tips can help support the
new innovative culture
you’re creating:
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19. • Plan for an innovation
lab
• Choose an open floor
plan over cubicles
• Create places for
employees to meet by
chance
• Incorporate wellness
for employees
• Reflect your values in
the design
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20. Do you know where to begin to build
innovation into your company culture?
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21. 5. ROUND PEGS HIRED FOR
SQUARE HOLES
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22. The brightest
millennial minds are
increasingly
choosing the
freshness of
innovative start-up
environments as
opposed to giant
corporations. To
become an
innovative company,
you must find ways
to flip this script.
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23. While innovative companies have the right
mindsets, you have resources, finances,
infrastructure and brand recognition that start-
ups can only dream of in their early stages.
Use these advantages as well as a more
innovative culture to attract disruptive minds
that can facilitate your digital transformation.
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24. WE’RE JUST SCRATCHING THE
INNOVATION SURFACE
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25. While these 5 signs are indicative of an
innovative company, they are far from an
exhaustive list. There are many more
characteristics of an innovative company
and a multitude of ways for you to
approach your transformation.
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