Organizatonal lessons from Nokia

[via consultaglobal] McKinsey's has an interview with Jarkko Sairanen, Nokia's former VP of Corporate Strategy, where he talks about how the company is structured to foster innovation. Here some pearls I thought were interesting:

• There is no magic formula. Innovation can't be operationalized
• Go for platforms not just products
• Don't try to control everybody in the company. They are smart enough: let people take decisions.
• Everybody in the company (inner and extended) should be involved in talking and discussing strategy
• Grow in-house your own competitors of the future before they threaten you from outside

It obviously can't be operationalized, but you can surely describe what makes it innovative: the right pieces (people) in place (structure) and the right rules (processes). And who decides all this? the leaders of the company.

Thus, who are you going to blame next time a company comes up with the 'ipod of cars'?



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