Most Innovative Companies

The Most Innovative

Companies 2014

Breaking Through Is Hard to Do

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The Most Innovative

Companies 2014

Breaking Through Is Hard to Do

Kim Wagner

Andrew Taylor

Hadi Zablit

Eugene Foo

Part of the Winning with Growth series #bcgGrowth

October 2014 | The Boston Consulting Group

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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INNOVATION IN 2014

Despite Sectoral Shifts, Innovation Remains a Priority

The 50 Most Innovative Companies: Automakers Downshift

RDEs Raise Their Game

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Setting A FOUNDATION FOR

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

Breakthrough Innovators Are Strong Innovators First…

…But Stand Out from Strong Innovators in Three Ways

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A DIGITAL DISCONNECT IN INNOVATION?

Consumers Embrace Digital Innovations Before Most

Industries Do

Strong Innovators “Get” Digital

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A BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION

Innovation as a Cultural Imperative

Organizational Priority

Centralization and Incubation

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nnovating isn’t getting any easier. Nor any less important. Our

ninth innovation report since 2005 finds that although...