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In this ebook, we’d like to propose an alternative approach. Work by leading-edge practitioners and decades of research have created a robust set of tools and approaches that allow companies to achieve their growth goals by making innovation repeatable and reliable. To do this, they need to go beyond isolated programs to develop a system of enablers working together in an integrated way. We call this system a “Growth Factory.”

Figure 1 displays the four key components of this system:

1 A growth blueprint that details growth types, goals, and guidelines

2 Production systems that transform the raw materials of innovation—ideas—into booming growth businesses

3 Governance and controls that help the factory to function at scale

4 Leadership, talent, and culture that feature the right people, in the right roles, doing and saying the right things

Fully functioning growth factories don’t spring up overnight, particularly in large, complex organizations. Building the factory’s foundation requires serious commitment from the company’s top leadership and dedicated resources. It also requires substantial patience. Efforts are likely to have false starts and unpredictable twists and turns. Companies shouldn’t seek to build a growth factory overnight. As the conclusion suggests in more detail, companies can start simply by working on a handful of demonstration projects, defining key innovation terms, and using the growth factory assessment shown in table 1 to identify the areas that need the most attention.

FIGURE 1

In an effort to make the book as practical as possible, each of the specific elements that follow includes implementation tips, specific questions to help leaders assess their own performance, warning signs that indicate potential trouble, and further reading. The introduction to each of the four components includes the relevant portion of the growth factory assessment to help readers visualize what strong performance looks like.