Sparking growth systematically: How to turn innovation into a discipline
By Robert B. Tucker
Published on 2/12/2003
The innovation catalyst model
In this model, ideas don’t leave the division or business unit to be developed elsewhere-at headquarters, say, or in a skunkworks or incubator. Citigroup’s Citibank division uses the innovation catalyst model to drive organic growth and capitalize on [...]

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Return on Innovation Investment (R2I)
…R2I also shows return on investment, but only from new product innovation investments, not all investments. It looks at the firm’s total profits from new products (cumulative new profits generated from new products launched) divided by its total expenditures for new products. This long-term ratio shows the firm’s total return from [...]