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S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success

S.O.L.V.E.S. is a book about exploring the tension between exploitation and exploration of 

business capabilities within an organization. The primary academic underpinnings include the 

theory of contextual ambidexterity. The most accepted definition of ambidexterity is a balance 

between explorations and exploitation resulting in an organization being capable of exploiting 

their existing competencies while simultaneously exploring new opportunities. James March 

refers to this as the exploration of new possibilities and the exploitation of old certainties. 

Exploitation includes such things as choice, refinement, production, selection, execution 

efficiency and implementation. While exploration encompasses knowledge creation and 

analysis of future opportunities. The book gives many examples of large organizations that have 

explored successfully and some that have exploited to their ultimate detriment. 

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S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success

S.O.L.V.E.S. is a book about exploring the tension between exploitation and exploration of 

business capabilities within an organization. The primary academic underpinnings include the 

theory of contextual ambidexterity. The most accepted definition of ambidexterity is a balance 

between explorations and exploitation resulting in an organization being capable of exploiting 

their existing competencies while simultaneously exploring new opportunities. James March 

refers to this as the exploration of new possibilities and the exploitation of old certainties. 

Exploitation includes such things as choice, refinement, production, selection, execution 

efficiency and implementation. While exploration encompasses knowledge creation and 

analysis of future opportunities. The book gives many examples of large organizations that have 

explored successfully and some that have exploited to their ultimate detriment. 

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S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success

S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success

by Alexandro Frontone Armour
S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success
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S.O.L.V.E.S.: How the Balanced Company Solves Unseen Market Challenges for Radical Success

by Alexandro Frontone Armour

Overview

S.O.L.V.E.S. is a book about exploring the tension between exploitation and exploration of 

business capabilities within an organization. The primary academic underpinnings include the 

theory of contextual ambidexterity. The most accepted definition of ambidexterity is a balance 

between explorations and exploitation resulting in an organization being capable of exploiting 

their existing competencies while simultaneously exploring new opportunities. James March 

refers to this as the exploration of new possibilities and the exploitation of old certainties. 

Exploitation includes such things as choice, refinement, production, selection, execution 

efficiency and implementation. While exploration encompasses knowledge creation and 

analysis of future opportunities. The book gives many examples of large organizations that have 

explored successfully and some that have exploited to their ultimate detriment. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781733384117
Publisher: Alexandro Armour
Publication date: 10/08/2019
Series: Ambidextrous Creation Series , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 168
File size: 404 KB

About the Author

Dr. Alexandro F. Armour is Founding Director and CEO of a technology professional services firm, BoldBrix, LLC, specializing in application modernization, infrastructure (cloud) modernization, enterprise systems engineering, and data management. Dr. Armour currently leads an executive board specializing in technology, healthcare, finance and accounting, legal, mergers and acquisitions. Dr. Armour's academic research interests include strategic innovation at the intersection of the technology and healthcare industries. He has served a diverse client base including commercial, higher education, and federal and state government organizations. Prior to BoldBrix, Dr. Armour's positions included Senior Product Consultant at PeopleSoft, Inc. (now Oracle), Senior Consultant with KPMG Consulting, LLC (formerly BearingPoint), and U.S. Air Force officer, honorably discharged at the rank of Captain. Dr. Armour received his BS in Management from the U.S. Air Force Academy, MBA from Saint Mary's University in San Antonio, and an In-Residence Executive Doctorate of Business (EDB) from Georgia State University. A polymathic and polyglot aspirant, he enjoys research and development (R&D) activities in emerging technologies and the lifelong pursuit of dot-connecting.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1: Into the Future, With Balance - What does being a “balanced” company mean?

Chapter 2: An Intro to SOLVES - A basic introduction to the SOLVES concept.

Chapter 3: Preparing Your Organization for SOLVES - An approach to the practical implementation of the SOLVES methodology.

Chapter 4: S-O-L-V-E-S, Step by Step - A simple explanation of each component of the SOLVES process.

Chapter 5: How SOLVES Provides Open-Platform Compatibility - A dive into some popular innovation approaches and methods that map to the SOLVES process.

Chapter 6: Established Companies Maintaining Balance With SOLVES - Illustrates different ways of applying the entire SOLVES process in a company.

Chapter 7: SOLVES for Startups - See how the SOLVES framework applies to 4 startups and what made them do particularly well.

Chapter 8: Cautionary Tales - Which cases provide “negative learning.” If we can learn what does.

Chapter 9: SOLVES For Government - Three case studies of how SOLVES has been used by organizations in the federal government.

Chapter 10: Infinite Possibilities Await The Bold - Brief stories of four innovators from history.

The S.O.L.V.E.S. Innovation Methodology

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