SmartOrg, Inc. has more than 25 years of experience helping innovation, R&D, and strategy teams navigate uncertainty, accelerate learning, and make confident, high-stakes calls about where to invest — and when to move on. Our two products — Innovation Navigator and Portfolio Navigator — help you test and shape early innovations and manage your strategic portfolio. Built on decision analysis principles, they apply quantitative methods to prioritize learning, build confidence in the business case, and guide investment decisions at both the project and portfolio levels.

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*Not every bad result comes from a bad idea. Learn to spot the organizational traps that quietly strangle innovation.* 

Most innovation efforts don’t fail because the ideas are bad—they fail because the **system isn’t built to move them forward**. 

In this insight-rich webinar, **Zikhara Consulting’s Aditya (A.D.) Venkatesh** and **SmartOrg’s Doug Williams** expose the unseen forces we call **Growth Traps**—bureaucratic bottlenecks, rigid metrics, and misplaced priorities—that quietly derail innovation. 

You’ll learn how to **diagnose these traps** and escape them with confidence so promising ideas can gain traction and thrive. 

**💡 What You’ll Learn** 

*   Why well-intentioned systems often create **friction instead of focus** 
*   How rigid business cases **kill good ideas too early**, and what to do instead 
*   Why **prioritizing learning over activity** accelerates innovation 
*   How **portfolio habits and review rhythms** shape your innovation culture 

**👥 Who Should Attend** 

*   **Innovation, strategy, and R\&D leaders** navigating early-stage opportunities 
*   **Product and commercial teams** driving new growth 
*   **CEOs, GMs, and transformation leaders** in mid-sized organizations


Growth Traps: How to Avoid the Silent Killers of Innovation