Speed, Value, and the Power of the Innovation Flywheel
Digital leaders innovate at speed because their operating model builds in a learning loop of product teams, digital solutions and supportive governance, while siloed incumbent models suppress experimentation.
Summary
Using a multiyear Digital Acceleration Index study, the authors show that leading digital businesses run an operating model they call the innovation flywheel. It combines product teams, digitally powered solutions and a supportive culture and governance, creating a learning loop for continuous innovation while keeping cost control. Most legacy incumbents, by contrast, restrict broad experimentation, and 85% admit to siloed structures. The
Editor's opinion
Digital leaders innovate at speed because their operating model builds in a learning loop of product teams, digital solutions and supportive governance, while siloed incumbent models suppress
Key concepts
Innovation flywheel · Digital operating model · Test-and-learn culture