Paul Taylor

Haier

  • Why Decentralised Place-Based Approaches Can Fail

    Genuine place based decentralised approaches are not merely structural changes; they are assaults on the fundamental logic of the traditional organisation which is designed to minimise variance and maximise control. Continue reading

    Why Decentralised Place-Based Approaches Can Fail

  • Are Small Companies Really Better At Innovation?

    Large organisations kill innovation not by size, but by inertia. To avoid this, we must embrace organisational ambidexterity—balancing core efficiency (exploitation) with radical flexibility (exploration). That’s why I believe our model of place based working – the blueprint of which… Continue reading

    Are Small Companies Really Better At Innovation?

  • The Small Challenge For Big Companies

    Small = Optimised for Innovation Research suggests that smaller teams are more optimised for innovation. Indeed, as Dashun Wang and James A. Evans write for HBR, large teams can be better at development and deployment, but small teams are better at disruption. Their analysis… Continue reading

    The Small Challenge For Big Companies