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Short-term Profitability: Analyzing Near-horizon Opportunities
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Reference no. 3442BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 27 pages
Topics: Financial analysis; Return on investment; Decision making; Managing uncertainty; Innovation
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Abstract

Innovation aims to create exceptional value. Deciding which of your opportunities is truly exceptional is thus a critical element of the innovation process. In the early rounds of an innovation tournament, opportunities with the most promise are identified subjectively, but in the later rounds, when the field of opportunities has narrowed, you should augment and enhance your subjective judgments with quantitative analysis. This chapter provides tools for analyzing innovation opportunities quantitatively in terms of financial value. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities'.
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Introduction: Innovation Tournaments Help to Identify Exceptional Opportunities
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3418BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation
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Tournaments 101: A Primer for Innovators - Finding the Most Exceptional Innovation Opportunities
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3437BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 21 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Product development; Managing creativity and innovation
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In-house Sources: Generating Opportunities Internally - Innovation Tournaments Require More - and Better - Ideas from Within the Organization
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 3438BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Managing creativity and innovation
View full details
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Outside Sources: Sensing Opportunities Externally - Innovation Tournaments Require More - and Better - Ideas
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3439BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 22 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Outsourcing
View full details
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Elimination Round: Screening Opportunities - Surfacing the Most Promising Innovation Opportunities
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 3440BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 26 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation
View full details
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Strategic Fit: Pulling Opportunities from Strategy - Aligning Innovation Opportunities with Corporate Strategy
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 3441BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 22 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Portfolio management; Innovation; Strategy alignment
View full details
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Interdependence: Forming Opportunity Portfolios - Understanding Innovations in Context
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 3443BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Portfolio management; Innovation; Risk management
View full details
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Long-term Profitability: Managing Far-horizon Opportunities
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3444BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Managing uncertainty; Innovation; Risk analysis
View full details
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Structure: Shaping the Innovation Funnel - Designing Innovation Tournaments That Will Work for Your Business
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3445BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 28 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation
View full details
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Administration: Organizing and Governing Innovation
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3446BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 24 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Corporate governance
View full details
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Tournaments 201: An Innovator's Guide to Getting Started
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3447BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Process analysis
View full details

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Innovation aims to create exceptional value. Deciding which of your opportunities is truly exceptional is thus a critical element of the innovation process. In the early rounds of an innovation tournament, opportunities with the most promise are identified subjectively, but in the later rounds, when the field of opportunities has narrowed, you should augment and enhance your subjective judgments with quantitative analysis. This chapter provides tools for analyzing innovation opportunities quantitatively in terms of financial value. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities'.

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Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
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Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
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Outside Sources: Sensing Opportunities Externally - Innovation Tournaments Require More - and Better - Ideas
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Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 22 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Outsourcing
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Elimination Round: Screening Opportunities - Surfacing the Most Promising Innovation Opportunities
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Reference no. 3440BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 26 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation
View full details
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Strategic Fit: Pulling Opportunities from Strategy - Aligning Innovation Opportunities with Corporate Strategy
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Reference no. 3441BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 22 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Portfolio management; Innovation; Strategy alignment
View full details
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Interdependence: Forming Opportunity Portfolios - Understanding Innovations in Context
Book chapter
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Reference no. 3443BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Portfolio management; Innovation; Risk management
View full details
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Long-term Profitability: Managing Far-horizon Opportunities
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-
Reference no. 3444BC
Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 25 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Managing uncertainty; Innovation; Risk analysis
View full details
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Published in: 2009
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Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 24 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Corporate governance
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Authors: Christian Terwiesch (Harvard Business School); Karl T Ulrich (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2009
Length: 15 pages
Topics: Return on investment; Decision making; Innovation; Process analysis
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