Creating a culture of innovation is not easy. Consider the findings of a study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services in association with the Genpact Research Institute. Nearly half of respondents (48 percent) cited an inability to experiment quickly as a major obstacle to accelerating the pace and impact of digital transformation. Concern about this inability polled far higher than difficulties with change management (41 percent), legacy systems (39 percent) and risk aversion (38 percent).
A bimodal transformation approach is one potential strategy to instill innovation, provide a less-risky way to experiment, and encourage change. Tactically speaking, bimodal transformation allocates technology and process teams and resources into two groups – one tasked with a more traditional approach with incremental efficiency improvements, the other pledged to pursue rapid-paced, digitally disruptive innovation.
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Source: IT Strategy