Collective Disruption
How Corporations & Startups Can Co-Create Transformative New Businesses
Published on 11. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-9860795-4-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Too often, disruption is a bad word -- something you don't see coming. It doesn't have to be that way. Collective Disruption is about changing that paradigm and learning to embrace disruption through collaboration. Learn how to leverage the entrepreneurial ecosystem and partner with startups to co-create transformative new businesses and whole new sources of growth. Whether you're an executive trying to drive growth in a change-resistant organization or an entrepreneur with a big idea and looking for corporate partnerships, this book is for you"--Page 4 of cover.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9860795-4-2 (9780986079542)
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Michael Docherty brings unique perspective to this book, having been an entrepreneur, senior corporate executive, and venture capitalist. He's passionate about the intersection of corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. As CEO of Venture2, a consulting and new ventures firm, he works with leading brand companies and startups to build innovation ecosystems and commercialize breakthrough new products and businesses. Corporate clients include Unilever, Merck, Pfizer, Cisco, Jarden, and other leading companies. He has managed venture-backed startups, including a mobile technology innovation network, and was also president of Spencer Trask, a venture investment firm that backed leading collaborative innovation platforms including InnoCentive, inno360, and others. Earlier in his career, Docherty was VP of new products for Sunbeam Appliances (now Jarden) and then VP/GM of Sunbeam Health, during the successful turnaround of the company. Prior to that, he held marketing and technology leadership positions with Ford Motor Company and General Electric. Docherty holds an MBA degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BSME degree from Drexel University. He is a highly rated speaker on innovation and corporate venturing and an active supporter of the entrepreneurial community.