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Innovation in 2019
What are the key trends—and which companies do executives see as this year’s 50 most innovative?
The Most Innovative Companies 2019
The Rise of AI, Platforms, and Ecosystem
MARCH 21, 2019
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AI Powers a New Innovation Machine
Innovation executives view AI as an increasingly important source of efficiency and differentiation. But among average innovators, less than 10% see themselves as above average on AI.
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How Collaborative Platforms and Ecosystems Are Changing Innovation
Increasingly, innovation is a team effort, with organizations embracing external partners to create products, services, and business models they couldn’t do on their own.
Meet the Experts
Companies have never placed a higher priority on innovation—yet they have never been as unready to deliver on their innovation aspirations. And GenAI is coming.
Companies that both prioritize innovation and make sure that they are ready to act are widening the gap over less capable competitors.
Companies have plenty of “will” but much less “way” when it comes to climate and sustainability innovation readiness.
More companies are betting on innovation, but too few have the systemic ability to transform aspirations into results. A few targeted changes can unlock significant benefits.
Companies that both prioritize innovation and make sure that they are ready to act are widening the gap over less capable competitors.
Companies have plenty of “will” but much less “way” when it comes to climate and sustainability innovation readiness.
More companies are betting on innovation, but too few have the systemic ability to transform aspirations into results. A few targeted changes can unlock significant benefits.
Leadership engagement drives innovation outperformance. C-suites are concentrating on five key areas.
Value creation is back in fashion at TMT companies, with $15 trillion created over the past five years. AI is already making an impact.
TMT was hit hard by market volatility in 2022—but AI and other technologies are setting the scene for the next wave of value creation.
To meet ambitious climate goals, companies must rapidly reskill workers—and share the lessons they learn with others.
Our fourth survey reveals that IT buyers won’t stop funding long-term strategic priorities—especially digital transformation—despite some concerns about a potential downturn.
Innovation executives view AI as an increasingly important source of efficiency and differentiation. But among average innovators, less than 10% see themselves as above average on AI.
To win the upcoming battle for supremacy in digital and artificial intelligence, companies must transform into butterflies rather than train to be faster caterpillars.
Companies are encountering the “AI paradox”: it is deceptively easy to launch projects with AI but fiendishly hard to reach scale.
There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy to drive revenue growth. Our latest research reveals six starting-point archetypes, each associated with a different path to success.
Companies have never placed a higher priority on innovation—yet they have never been as unready to deliver on their innovation aspirations. And GenAI is coming.
Public talent investment funds come with a clear business case for action: attracting and retaining global top talent generates a substantial return on investment.
Generative AI can bring a host of ideas—and a critical “outside the box” perspective—to teams working through the innovation cycle.
