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Why Companies Do Innovation Theater Instead of Actual Innovation - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)

As organizations grow, they begin to prioritize process over product. That impedes real innovation. When organizations realize this, they typically respond in three ways: By hiring consultants to do a reorg (that’s “organizational theater”), adopt new processes such as hackathons to spur innovation (that’s “innovation theater”), or take steps to try to reform their bureaucratic behaviors (that’s “process theater”). Instead, what organizations need is an Innovation Doctrine that addresses culture, mindset, and process and guides the organization’s efforts to achieve real innovations.

The type of disruption most companies and government agencies are facing right now is a once-in-every-few-centuries event. Disruption today is more than just changes in technology, or channel, or competitors — it’s all of them, all at once. And these forces are completely reshaping both commerce and defense.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: EU could use frozen Russian asset profits for Ukraine's military, says von der Leyen  
  

Russia-Ukraine war live: EU could use frozen Russian asset profits for Ukraine's military, says von der Leyen
North Korea has shipped about 6,700 containers carrying millions of munitions to Russia since July to support Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, South Korean media reported on Tuesday. South Korea's defence minister, Shin Won-sik, said the containers might carry more than 3 million 152mm artillery shells, or 500,000 122mm rounds.


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Doctrine for tactical nuclear weapons outlined in training scenarios for an invasion by China


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Michigan Primary Takeaways: ‘Uncommitted’ Makes Itself Heard
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Michigan Voters Talk About How the War in Gaza Factored Into Their Decision
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The sky-high cost of food is eating up our paychecks at a near-historic rate
Being the very hungry caterpillar is a far more expensive feat these days. Food, well regarded as a basic necessity to live and thrive, is increasingly eating up Americans’ paychecks. Eating in and going out have become more of a luxury, as the price of groceries and food itself reaches new heights. 


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Appeals Court Allows Indiana Ban on Transition Care for Minors to Take Effect
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In Fight Over Bump Stock Ban, Lawyers Take Aim at Administrative State
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Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in Texas and Oklahoma
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‘Uncommitted’ Supporters Dance and Celebrate in Dearborn
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Reports of Tornadoes as Severe Storms Move Through Midwest
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Trump Defeats Haley in Michigan, His Sixth Straight Victory
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Britain's oldest brand undergoes 'millennial' redesign
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Alan Bates: Toxic Post Office can't get its act together
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Tata confirms Somerset will host £4bn battery factory
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Michigan primary win helps Trump build momentum ahead of Super Tuesday
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Back From War, Reserve Soldiers Set Their Sights on Israel’s Politics as Usual
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Yulia Navalnaya, Seen in a New Light
By contrast, Yulia was Mr. Navalny’s obvious home base, anchoring him and embodying his hope for the future — his own personal future, and that of his native Russia. “If those in power see families as a weakness, they are mistaken,” Ms. Navalnaya once declared in a speech. “Family is the strength of any normal person — especially any real politician.”


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Opinion | Biden Should Be Worried About the Protest Results in Michigan
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The Great Cashout—Jeff Bezos, Leon Black, Jamie Dimon, and the Walton family have now sold a combined $11 billion in company stock this month— some for the first time ever
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Secret tribunal to hear claims police spied on Northern Ireland journalists
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South Korea's fertility rate sinks to record low despite $270bn in incentives
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Australian politician 'sold out' to foreign regime after being recruited by spies, Asio boss says
Australia's terrorism threat level remained unchanged at "possible", but Burgess said that did not mean "negligible", with conflict in the Middle East "resonating" and Asio "carefully monitoring the implications for domestic security".


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Queensland school among 25 entities supplied with mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos
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New online tool reveals how much Australian aged care homes spend on food, care and services
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