Your company is a First Mover
current approach to strategic innovation
First Movers are open to experimentation, fast-paced, strive to be on the leading edge, and are “rule breakers.”
First Mover Operating Strategies
Build production and service capabilities that explore and pivot with market shifts created by experimental products and services
Create strong customer listening and anticipation process that link with rapid prototyping capabilities
Create a flexible, learning mindset; failure teaches across all functions
desired approach to strategic innovation
Based on your selection, your desired future approach to strategic innovation is to become a Follower-Perfecter.
Follower-Perfecters improve existing products and services, maximize market potential, and change only when necessary.
Follower-Perfecter Operating Strategies
Build strong, steady production, logistics and service capabilities
Create and maintain a strong connection with customers
Improve products, services and logistics based on customer need
to be a follower-perfecter, you must change your operating strategy
Increase continuous improvement efforts
Build on current experimental capability
Maintain or increase work pace
Explore new ways of delivering products and services
All recommended changes are unique to your company’s operating strategy based on the results of our proprietary assessment.