How individuals can set an entire ecosystem in motion

Trillions of dollars are invested in innovation worldwide, yet many good ideas come to nothing as soon as different organizations have to work together. Herein lies the greatest leadership challenge of our time according to Jason Wild, co-author of ‘Genius at Scale’. But he has good news for supply chain directors: “You don’t have to be a CEO to set an entire ecosystem in motion.”

Innovations rarely emerge within the walls of a single organization. Companies also need suppliers, technology partners and other members of their ecosystem to help them bring new ideas to market successfully. But how can you lead such an innovation process when you are just one link in a chain of organizations? Jason Wild, Linda Hill and Emily Tedards have spent years researching this question. Based on interviews with a diverse range of what can only be described as phenomenal leaders, they wrote ‘Genius at Scale – How great leaders drive innovation’. The book is regarded as the follow-up to the bestseller ‘Collective Genius’, which was also co-authored by Harvard professor Linda Hill.

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