The wide lens
by Ron Adner · first published 2012
5mentions
3recommended by
4HN commenters
2013–2021first – last mentioned
75% recommend25% neutral
Argues that most business projects fail because their success depends on unanticipated external innovations while revealing the logic of "innovation ecosystems" that can be established to dramatically improve odds of success.
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
…Frog! (Brian Tracy)- Lots of useful productivity tips. Motivating and practical. Bleachers (John Grisham) - I learned a lot about the culture behind American Football and school/college sports. The Wide Lens (Ron Adner) - I learned a systematic approach towards evaluating ideas and the environment around them so that I could determine what needs to change (outside of my innovations) that must be encouraged…
on “Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?” ↗The Beginning of Infinity - David Deutsch (enhanced my critical thinking) The Wide Lens - Ron Adner (a more complete view for developing projects, foreseeing the inevitable problems beyond your immediate reach) Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami (just awesome)…
on “The Best Books I Read in 2013” ↗…the existing ecosystem is the primary issue when it comes to adoption. There's another comment below by pshin45 that discusses how hackers have become more business savvy. I recently read the book The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation by Ron Adner that I think is the logical synthesis of these two lines of thought. It totally blew me away because it explains a shit-ton of real world technology adoption…
on “Full Stack Startups” ↗In 'The Wide Lens' by Ron Adner, he uses Michelin's run-flat tire initiative (PAX) to show how brilliant innovations can fall flat (sorry, couldn't resist) if the entire ecosystem / supply chain is not enabled. In the…
on “Michelin's airless tires are scheduled for market launch in 2024” ↗Just finished reading [Wide Lens][1] about innovation of ecosystems, why things can fail even if you do everything right if you ignore the ecosystems. One of their main example for the complete system, for a company which did thing right,…
on “Better Place to file for bankruptcy” ↗