Engineer Lars Behrendt replaces "hope" with system and frequency. He shows companies how to build valid business models from vague ideas—lean and fast.
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Innovation rarely fails due to a lack of ideas. It fails due to corporate theater, false perfectionism, and the fear of making real decisions.
Lars Behrendt isn't a motivational speaker handing out band-aids. He is the engineer performing the surgery. As founder of Granny & Smith and bestselling author, he shows why 90% of innovation projects are essentially cash incinerators—and how to generate real traction instead.
"Get Real Innovation" is about how to build a truly innovative company and why it's so incredibly hard.
Innovation is the driver of business success today. What do the most innovative companies like Google, Amazon, Tesla and many startups have in common? What methods do they use? How can you be successful, too? And what, in practice, has proven to be a mistake?
Using real, short, concise & practical examples based on more than 15 years of practical experience in innovation development, Lars helps his readers discuss these questions and find answers.
Dipl.-Ing. Lars Behrendt founded the Granny&Smith innovation agency in 2006.
Born in Northern Germany, he started his company as a creative engineering firm and quickly became an innovation insider to major corporations.
Today, he works for 7 out of 9 of the most innovative German companies. He is also a co-developer and driver of numerous groundbreaking innovations and supported companies like IBM, Telekom, BMW or Volkswagen in their innovation processes.
Together with his team he co-developed more than 50 startups and launched countless innovations with the world's most renowned companies.
From the TED stage to Federal Ministries: Lars Behrendt is the voice for real innovation when it comes to substance over show.
Beyond the stage, he is recognized for his lectureship at Jacobs University and his numerous television appearances.
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