Chris is an expert on making innovation happen in large organizations.
He is a frequent speaker on the topic. He has delivered keynote addresses at major conferences and has also worked with dozens of private clients — including GE, IBM, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Fidelity, and the New York Times Company — in roundtable discussions and executive education programs.
Chris is on the faculty at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He has written three books.
Stop the Innovation Wars
By Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble Harvard Business Review, July-August 2010
An innovation initiative is best organized as a partnership between a dedicated team and the group that handles ongoing operations, the performance engine. Although conflicts between partners are inevitable, they can be managed.
The McKinsey Award recognizes the year's best articles in the Harvard Business Review. This article was awarded second place in 2010.