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Vijay Govindarajan

Strategic Innovation Expert and World Renowned Professor

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Vijay Govindarajan Biography

Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. VG was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He worked with GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt to write “How GE is Disrupting Itself”, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article that pioneered the concept of reverse innovation–any innovation that is adopted first in the developing world. HBR picked reverse innovation as one of the Great Moments in Management in the Last Century. In the latest Thinkers50 Rankings, he was ranked the #1 Indian Management Thinker.

Speaking Topics
  • Global Strategy and Organization

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

    During Govindarajan's interactive presentation, participants develop an understanding of the following issues:

    1. How does global presence create three potential avenues for value creation: adapting to local markets, capturing economies of global scale,and leveraging knowledge across subsidiaries?

    2. How to design the structures, systems, incentives, people and processes to realize the three value creation opportunities?

    3. How to build a global organization that promotes a "global mindset"?

  • The Other Side of Innovation - Solving Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations

    Even world-class companies with successful business models eventually hit the ceiling on growth. That’s what makes emerging industries so attractive. These markets represent huge opportunities for capturing long term growth and competitive advantage. But because they lack a proven formula for making a profit, they are risky and expensive–with dire consequences for failure.

    Vijay Govindarajan argues that every organization’s survival depends on strategic experiments that target such untested markets, but few firms understand how to implement them successfully. Too many managers think that a great idea is enough to get them from business plan to profitability, but somewhere in the middle of the innovation process, most organizations stumble. Govindarajan reveals where firms go wrong on their journey from idea to execution—and outline exactly what it takes to build a breakthrough business while sustaining excellence in an existing one.

    Based on an in-depth, multiyear research study of innovative initiatives at over 25 large corporations, Vijay Govindarajan identifies three central challenges to strategic innovation:

    · Forgetting some key assumptions that made the current business successful

    · Borrowing assets from the established organization to fuel the new one

    · Learning how to succeed in an emerging and uncertain market

    Govindarajan illustrates ten rules to help organizations overcome these challenges, and show how firms must rewire their “organizational DNA” across four main areas: staffing, structure, systems, and culture, in order for a promising new venture to succeed. He also spells out the critical role senior executives must play in managing the inevitable tensions that arise between today’s business and tomorrow’s.

    Breakthrough growth opportunities can make or break companies and careers. Govindarajan can present a guide to execution in unexplored territory.

  • Innovation Execution: Executing the Box 3 Strategies

  • Reverse Innovation

    In this Reverse Innovation Module, VG introduces the idea of developing in emerging markets first – instead of scaling down rich-world products – to unlock a world of opportunities for your business. Stemming from a pivotal article in Harvard Business Review, his reverse innovation presentation offers an important next step for companies looking to derive long-term value from emerging markets. According to VG, “Reverse innovation is a potent force that will transform the global economy over the next few decades. It will redistribute power and wealth to countries and companies who understand it and diminish those who do not.”

    VG offers a glimpse at strategies from some of the world’s leading companies – from GE and Deere & Company to P&G and PepsiCo. There is no one industry that needs to reverse innovate; instead, all industries must have interest in the needs and opportunities in the developing world in order to thrive in tomorrow’s global marketplace.

  • Strategy is Innovation

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

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Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work

Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work

The Three-box Solution: A Strategy For Leading Innovation

The Three-box Solution: A Strategy For Leading Innovation

Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization

Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization

How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen

How Stella Saved the Farm: A Tale About Making Innovation Happen

Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere

Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere

Management Control Systems

Management Control Systems

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Strategic Innovation Expert and World Renowned Professor

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Vijay Govindarajan Biography

Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. VG was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He worked with GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt to write “How GE is Disrupting Itself”, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) article that pioneered the concept of reverse innovation–any innovation that is adopted first in the developing world. HBR picked reverse innovation as one of the Great Moments in Management in the Last Century. In the latest Thinkers50 Rankings, he was ranked the #1 Indian Management Thinker.

Vijay Govindarajan Speaking Topics

  • Global Strategy and Organization

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

    During Govindarajan's interactive presentation, participants develop an understanding of the following issues:

    1. How does global presence create three potential avenues for value creation: adapting to local markets, capturing economies of global scale,and leveraging knowledge across subsidiaries?

    2. How to design the structures, systems, incentives, people and processes to realize the three value creation opportunities?

    3. How to build a global organization that promotes a "global mindset"?

  • The Other Side of Innovation - Solving Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations

    Even world-class companies with successful business models eventually hit the ceiling on growth. That’s what makes emerging industries so attractive. These markets represent huge opportunities for capturing long term growth and competitive advantage. But because they lack a proven formula for making a profit, they are risky and expensive–with dire consequences for failure.

    Vijay Govindarajan argues that every organization’s survival depends on strategic experiments that target such untested markets, but few firms understand how to implement them successfully. Too many managers think that a great idea is enough to get them from business plan to profitability, but somewhere in the middle of the innovation process, most organizations stumble. Govindarajan reveals where firms go wrong on their journey from idea to execution—and outline exactly what it takes to build a breakthrough business while sustaining excellence in an existing one.

    Based on an in-depth, multiyear research study of innovative initiatives at over 25 large corporations, Vijay Govindarajan identifies three central challenges to strategic innovation:

    · Forgetting some key assumptions that made the current business successful

    · Borrowing assets from the established organization to fuel the new one

    · Learning how to succeed in an emerging and uncertain market

    Govindarajan illustrates ten rules to help organizations overcome these challenges, and show how firms must rewire their “organizational DNA” across four main areas: staffing, structure, systems, and culture, in order for a promising new venture to succeed. He also spells out the critical role senior executives must play in managing the inevitable tensions that arise between today’s business and tomorrow’s.

    Breakthrough growth opportunities can make or break companies and careers. Govindarajan can present a guide to execution in unexplored territory.

  • Innovation Execution: Executing the Box 3 Strategies

  • Reverse Innovation

    In this Reverse Innovation Module, VG introduces the idea of developing in emerging markets first – instead of scaling down rich-world products – to unlock a world of opportunities for your business. Stemming from a pivotal article in Harvard Business Review, his reverse innovation presentation offers an important next step for companies looking to derive long-term value from emerging markets. According to VG, “Reverse innovation is a potent force that will transform the global economy over the next few decades. It will redistribute power and wealth to countries and companies who understand it and diminish those who do not.”

    VG offers a glimpse at strategies from some of the world’s leading companies – from GE and Deere & Company to P&G and PepsiCo. There is no one industry that needs to reverse innovate; instead, all industries must have interest in the needs and opportunities in the developing world in order to thrive in tomorrow’s global marketplace.

  • Strategy is Innovation

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

Vijay Govindarajan Videos

  • iEx 2019: Keynote Speaker - Vijay Govindarajan and the Three Box Solution
    Vijay Govindarajan, popularly known as “VG,” is a national best-selling author known for creating “good” discomfort with his audiences,...
  • Closing keynote: Responding to the innovation challenge
    Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation, Dr. Vijay Govindarajan (Coxe Distinguished Professor, Tuck School...
  • TEDxBigApple - Vijay Govindarajan - Reverse Innovation
    Vijay Govindarajan delivers a thought provoking talk on 'Reverse Innovation,' a term he co-defined referring to innovation emerging from developing...

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  • How to book Vijay Govindarajan?

    Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Vijay Govindarajan for both live and virtual events for over 20 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Fill out a booking request form for Vijay Govindarajan, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Vijay Govindarajan or any other celebrity of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Vijay Govindarajan?

    Speaking fees for Vijay Govindarajan, or any other keynote speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The amount that Vijay Govindarajan charges to speak often varies according to the circumstances, including their schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. The speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Vijay Govindarajan, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
  • Who is the agent for Vijay Govindarajan?

    All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Vijay Govindarajan for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Vijay Govindarajan for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service talent booking agency?

    All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Vijay Govindarajan or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Vijay Govindarajan or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.

Vijay Govindarajan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Global Strategy and Organization , The Other Side of Innovation - Solving Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations , Innovation Execution: Executing the Box 3 Strategies, Reverse Innovation and Strategy is Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Vijay Govindarajan for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Vijay Govindarajan generally travels from Hanover, NH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gary Hamel, Geoff Colvin, Joseph Stiglitz, Richard Florida and Nitin Nohria. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Vijay Govindarajan for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Vijay Govindarajan Speaking Topics

  • Global Strategy and Organization

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

    During Govindarajan's interactive presentation, participants develop an understanding of the following issues:

    1. How does global presence create three potential avenues for value creation: adapting to local markets, capturing economies of global scale,and leveraging knowledge across subsidiaries?

    2. How to design the structures, systems, incentives, people and processes to realize the three value creation opportunities?

    3. How to build a global organization that promotes a "global mindset"?

  • The Other Side of Innovation - Solving Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations

    Even world-class companies with successful business models eventually hit the ceiling on growth. That’s what makes emerging industries so attractive. These markets represent huge opportunities for capturing long term growth and competitive advantage. But because they lack a proven formula for making a profit, they are risky and expensive–with dire consequences for failure.

    Vijay Govindarajan argues that every organization’s survival depends on strategic experiments that target such untested markets, but few firms understand how to implement them successfully. Too many managers think that a great idea is enough to get them from business plan to profitability, but somewhere in the middle of the innovation process, most organizations stumble. Govindarajan reveals where firms go wrong on their journey from idea to execution—and outline exactly what it takes to build a breakthrough business while sustaining excellence in an existing one.

    Based on an in-depth, multiyear research study of innovative initiatives at over 25 large corporations, Vijay Govindarajan identifies three central challenges to strategic innovation:

    · Forgetting some key assumptions that made the current business successful

    · Borrowing assets from the established organization to fuel the new one

    · Learning how to succeed in an emerging and uncertain market

    Govindarajan illustrates ten rules to help organizations overcome these challenges, and show how firms must rewire their “organizational DNA” across four main areas: staffing, structure, systems, and culture, in order for a promising new venture to succeed. He also spells out the critical role senior executives must play in managing the inevitable tensions that arise between today’s business and tomorrow’s.

    Breakthrough growth opportunities can make or break companies and careers. Govindarajan can present a guide to execution in unexplored territory.

  • Innovation Execution: Executing the Box 3 Strategies

  • Reverse Innovation

    In this Reverse Innovation Module, VG introduces the idea of developing in emerging markets first – instead of scaling down rich-world products – to unlock a world of opportunities for your business. Stemming from a pivotal article in Harvard Business Review, his reverse innovation presentation offers an important next step for companies looking to derive long-term value from emerging markets. According to VG, “Reverse innovation is a potent force that will transform the global economy over the next few decades. It will redistribute power and wealth to countries and companies who understand it and diminish those who do not.”

    VG offers a glimpse at strategies from some of the world’s leading companies – from GE and Deere & Company to P&G and PepsiCo. There is no one industry that needs to reverse innovate; instead, all industries must have interest in the needs and opportunities in the developing world in order to thrive in tomorrow’s global marketplace.

  • Strategy is Innovation

    Securing global presence is anything but synonymous with possessing global competitive advantage. Presence in strategically important markets is certainly a precondition for creating global competitive advantage. To convert global presence into global competitive advantage, the company must pursue three value creation opportunities: adapting to local market differences, exploiting economies of global scale, and maximizing the knowledge transfer across borders. Pursuing these value creation opportunities requires the firm to design the right type of organization (in terms of structure, systems, people, process, and culture), an organization that can simultaneously optimize local responsiveness, global scale, and knowledge transfer.

Vijay Govindarajan Speaker Videos

  • iEx 2019: Keynote Speaker - Vijay Govindarajan and the Three Box Solution
    Vijay Govindarajan, popularly known as “VG,” is a national best-selling author known for creating “good” discomfort with his audiences, whether they’re Fortune 500 companies or government...
    Closing keynote: Responding to the innovation challenge
    Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation, Dr. Vijay Govindarajan (Coxe Distinguished Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College & Marvin Bower...
  • TEDxBigApple - Vijay Govindarajan - Reverse Innovation
    Vijay Govindarajan delivers a thought provoking talk on 'Reverse Innovation,' a term he co-defined referring to innovation emerging from developing nations.

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