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Mission-Driven Innovation System™

Lead innovation that actually delivers.

A practical leadership blueprint for turning technology ambition into real, scalable impact — without burning out your teams.

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Mission-Driven Innovation by Anita Friis Sommer
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The problem is not a lack of ideas.

Most organizations already have talented people, ambitious initiatives and plenty of technology options. What they often lack is alignment between mission, system, governance and learning.

  • Agile is implemented — but results plateau.
  • Innovation labs are built — but breakthroughs don’t scale.
  • Projects start strong — and end without visible impact.
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The shift is mission-driven innovation.

Mission-Driven Innovation connects leadership behavior, strategy, roadmapping, governance, budgeting, digital enablers and values into a coherent system for the “Never Normal” world.

  • Lead missions instead of managing projects.
  • Design for learning instead of controlling uncertainty.
  • Build tomorrow’s model instead of optimizing yesterday’s.
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The Book

A practical leadership blueprint for a complex world.

The book positions Mission-Driven Innovation as a clear, usable system for leaders who need to connect ambition, governance, technology and measurable outcomes.

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Mission aligned leadership

Mission-Aligned Leadership

Turn innovation from scattered initiatives into a coherent, purpose-driven system aligned with long-term strategy.

Designed for complexity

Designed for Complexity

Navigate uncertainty with frameworks built for the “Never Normal” — where prediction fails and learning wins.

From ideas to impact

From Ideas to Impact

Move beyond projects and processes. Build innovation systems that scale, deliver and create measurable value.

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From awareness to early access to book launch.

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Anita Friis Sommer
About the Author

Anita Friis Sommer

Written by a leader who has done the work — redesigning innovation systems by aligning purpose, structure, governance, processes and digital capabilities around a shared mission.

COO, Novo Nordisk Foundation CO₂ Research Center
Associate Professor in R&D and Innovation Management
Former Head of Sustainable Operations, LEGO Group
Co-developer of Agile–Stage-Gate®
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For CTOs, CIOs, R&D directors, innovation leaders, sustainability executives, corporate strategists and boards responsible for technology portfolios.

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