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Andrew Binns

DirectorChange Logic LLC

Boston Area

Member Since April 2021

Skills

Business Model Innovation
Change Management
Innovation & Growth

About

Andrew (Andy) Binns leads Change Logic a Boston-based strategic advisory firm. He is a co-founder of Change Logic and manages the firm on behalf of the partnership. Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. His goal is to help organizations liberate their potential to excite the world with innovation. Andy has twenty-five years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity’ program, for which he received an award from IBM’s Vice-Chairman. Andy primarily advises senior teams at technology and media firms. He has worked extensively with these firms to make and execute strategic choices to support business growth. He acts as a facilitator, provocateur, and strategic advisor to senior leaders as they set up and operate teams to explore new business opportunities. He advises on a range of issues such as strategy, business model development, and organizational design. He is known for his candid, challenging approach, which helps leaders address some of the hidden barriers to strategy execution. Andy is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at companies and business schools and an award-winning business author. His article, ‘Three Disciplines of Innovation,’ co-authored with Professor Charles O’Reilly, was named Best Article in the California Management Review for 2020. His other articles include ‘Ambidextrous CEO‘ in the Harvard Business Review, the ‘Art of Strategic Renewal‘ in the MIT Sloan Management Review and a book chapter on ‘Getting Started with Ambidexterity.‘ He is the co-author of a new book, Corporate Explorer, to be published by Wiley in February 2022. He is an Executive Fellow at the Center for Future Organization at the Drucker School of Management and a member of the Fast Company Executive Board. Andy attended the University of Sussex, New York University, and the Quinlan Business School at Loyola University Chicago. He holds degrees in political science, marketing, and organizational development. His new book, Corporate Explorers, will be published by Wiley in 2022.

Published content

Corporate innovation is not a numbers game

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Myth #4 in my series on innovation myths tackles the notion that the more ideas and possibilities we generate, the more likely it is that we will have one that turns into a scaled venture.

Myths of corporate innovation, part three: Is CEO support the golden ticket to success?

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It is easy to assume that the only way to initiate radical innovation from inside a large corporation is if you have the prefix “chief” attached to your job title.

Myths of corporate innovation, part two

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Successful corporate innovators are typically longtime employees or insiders—not outsiders with an “entrepreneurial mindset.”

Myths of corporate innovation, part one

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Many corporations struggle with radical innovation and startups often win. The myth is that startups always win—they don’t.

9 ways to keep stakeholders confident in a tough economy

expert panel

Here's how to build business stamina and even increase alliances in uncertain times. When times are hard and business is slow, it's easy to become overwhelmed and lose clarity about your purpose and position. On the contrary, that's the time when you need to dig deeper and get creative to remind yourself, your team, and the external stakeholders who invest their time and money in your brand why you got into this industry in the first place.  Be transparent, share your story, and come up with an alternative action plan that will get others excited again, paving the way for your company to secure a brighter and sustainable future, come what may. Below, 9 experts from Fast Company Executive Board provide leaders with strategies they can implement today to satisfy their stakeholders with performance.

Silent killer of exploration: How culture kills innovation

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While many corporations are learning to succeed through industry transformations, others struggle and fail. What explains the difference?

Company details

Change Logic LLC

Company bio

Change Logic is a Boston-based strategic innovation consultancy that helps established companies design and execute strategies for growth. We work with senior teams to disrupt their markets by successfully ideating, incubating, and scaling new businesses. Founded in 2007 by Andy Binns, Professor Michael Tushman from Harvard Business School and Professor Charles O'Reilly from Stanford, Change Logic combines deep research with skilled application. Change Logic works with clients across a range of industries around the world. Current clients include UNIQA, Analog Devices, Intel, IMCA, CUNA, Cloud Factory, LexisNexis, and The Atlanta Opera. Learn more at https://changelogic.com

Industry

Corporate leadership

Area of focus

Innovation Management
Growth Strategy
Organizational Renewal

Company size

11 - 50

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