What is a Corporate Explorer?

Corporate Explorers are managers creating businesses outside established corporate rules, using the assets of the firm to beat startups to disruptive growth opportunities. They are willing to stand-out from the crowd, act with independence, and break the firm’s taboos to commercialize disruptive ideas. They are purpose-driven individuals on a mission to transform the status quo.

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Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game

Corporate Explorers are the new heroes of the corporate world who turn disruption into opportunity.

They are part entrepreneurs, using innovation disciplines to jump start cutting-edge ideas, and part change leaders, capable of creating support for investment. They see that corporations already own the ideas, resources, and—critically—the talent to build new ventures.

This framework to discovering and executing these practices come from Change Logic co-founder Andrew Binns, Charles O’Reilly, and Michael Tushman — who have decades of experience helping entrepreneurial-minded executives activate employees to become Corporate Explorers. Entrepreneurs take notice—it’s time for Corporate Explorers to set the pace and chart the course for disruption.

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Corporate Explorer Fieldbook: How to Build New Ventures In Established Companies

A hands-on, how-to manual for innovating from within a corporation

In the book, you’ll find the tools, methodologies, and techniques you need to convert a great idea into a thriving, profitable business. Explore the pain points, pitfalls, and opportunities experienced by real organizational leaders who adopted the Corporate Explorer framework and realized substantial successes. The book also offers:

  • Strategies for bridging the gap between a good idea and an innovative, new business reality
  • Ways to go beyond well-known methodologies, like Lean Startup and Design Thinking, and implement practical techniques
  • Intuitive combinations of innovation, strategy, change, and leadership advice you can apply immediately to create exciting new business opportunities

An essential and hands-on guide for corporate innovators working within the confines of existing organizations, the Corporate Explorer Fieldbook is a must-read for managers, executives, team leaders, and corporate entrepreneurs seeking to have an outsized impact on their companies.

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Meet the author: Andy Binns

Innovation used to be seen as a game best left entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping us logic on its head. The Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organizations.

Innovation used to be seen as a game best left entrepreneurs, but now a new breed of corporate managers is flipping us logic on its head. The Corporate Explorers have the insight, resilience, and discipline to overcome the obstacles and build new ventures from inside even the largest organizations.

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