Gina O’Connor

Gina O’Connor, a professor at Babson College, specializes in Corporate Entrepreneurship and Breakthrough Innovation. She shares insights from her extensive research on the constraints of innovation, emphasizing that human factors often pose greater challenges than resources. O’Connor identifies three competencies crucial for innovation: discovery, incubation, and scaling. She advocates for viewing failures as learning opportunities and highlights the necessity of tailored management systems and strong internal networks to foster sustainable growth in established companies.