Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2013

At its core, reverse innovation describes solutions adopted first in poorer, emerging nations that subsequently—and disruptively—find a market in richer, developed nations. But can reverse innovation be relevant in the world of high-technology? Disruptive innovation India'

Technology 11

Technology Innovation CRM Retail 11

Curious Cat

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Ackoff: 1919 -2009 – Dr. Russell Ackoff Webcast on Systems Thinking – Designing a New Organization (2005).

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System Deming Conference Storytelling 40

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

What is VERY interesting is that the case studies prove beyond doubt that by taking more responsibility, you are not sacrificing anything – in fact, you can improve the bottom line by being more responsible.

Licensing 28

Licensing Newsletter Blog Comparison 28

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

" If you, or anyone else is interest in reading about those they can download my report filled with specific client case studies at [link]. link] mikemyatt Hi Skip: Thanks for the comment as well as for sharing your insightful observations. I appreciate you sharing your link which also contains some great advice. I Think Not.

Tips 417

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

Mark Graban is author of the book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement (Productivity Press), which was selected for a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award (3rd Edition, 2016). Mark is also the Vice President of Improvement & Innovation Services for the software company KaiNexus.

Kaizen 28

Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

For startups, 2009 was a good year. Mature companies often look wistfully at successful startups like 2009’s class of unicorns and wonder if they can reinvigorate themselves by adding a digital component to their existing business model, in the way that clamping an outboard motor onto a rowboat makes it go that much faster.

Business Model 14

Business Model Technology Advertising Cost 14

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt. I Think Not.

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 407

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

A 2009 study by the Nielsen Company revealed that employees, partners, and customers spent 17 percent of their online time social networking or blogging – and 83 percent more time in online social networks than the year prior. Avon was one of the few companies to chart growth during the 2008-2009 recession. And guess what?

Media 66

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 66

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

How Google innovates. Bala Iyer and Tom Davenport attempted to “reverse engineer” Google’s innovation machine in 2008. The first step to innovating like Google, they argue, is patience. Another look at part of Google’s innovation strategy comes from a 2013 piece on DARPA , the government research agency.

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IPO Management Engineering Innovation 15

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

The beautiful thing about your story is it makes for a wonderful case study. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? Congratulations to you Sir. I Think Not.

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. Nonetheless, the case study demonstrates that measuring the value of sustainable business can be done, and that sustainable business itself can be cost-effective.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

In 2009, he received an email from a friend with a YouTube link of a young girl, Britlin Losee, singing the soprano part of his choral work, "Sleep." Over 12 years, I have seen my share of TED presentations, and this was one of the most special. Whitacre is a contemporary composer known for his choral and symphonic works.

Video 13

Video Participative Case Study Project 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

In Jakarta, from 2005-2009, the number of cars rose by 22% annually, while the distance of usable roads actually declined (PDF). Department of Transportation estimates that 15% of the country''s roads are in an unacceptable condition and says that road congestion costs the U.S. an estimated $100 billion per year.

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

Thus, at this point, it is unable to develop and innovate the sort of software that could realize the full potential for customer advocacy and engagement on its platform. Needed: A Customer Advocacy Apps Exchange. That said, two major challenges exist: Facebook is a platform, with just a few thousand employees.

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Conference Software Content 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

” Su had a client who was strong, passionate, and innovative. Case Study #1: Create an environment conducive to listening. Case Study #2: Don ’t let personality traits get in the way. They faced significant financial trouble, which made it harder to weather the economic downturn in 2009.

How To 8

How To Case Study Charan Information 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Savage is the author of The Flaw of Averages (Wiley, 2009) and of an HBR article with the same title , chairman of Vector Economics , Inc (VectorEconomics.com), an adjunct faculty member at Stanford and Cambridge, and a frequent lecturer on risk modeling.

Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Ford’s success with social media is well documentd in numerous case studies, and can largely be attributed to Scott’s efforts. Not that Scott needs me to come to his defense, but he is a professional in the truest sense of the word. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Brand Blog Reputation Media 353

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

So many brilliant people have been writing, speaking, and sharing case studies over that length of time, that if I only listed a few, I'd miss some really important thinkers. In June 2009, they announced a program called TEDx that allow many to organize their own TED-inspired conference. How do we resolve these conflicts?

Marketing 17

Marketing Brand Mass Marketing Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

In some cases, you may find that she's already doing parts of the new job. Some people do their job as it is described and some enlarge their job; they innovate around the parameters of the job. Case Study #1: A new role for the firm and the employee. Case Study #2: Job sculpting to prepare for the next step.

Learning-by-Doing 15

Learning-by-Doing Motivation Case Study Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

A Harvard Business School case study that Robert Huckman, Sam Travers, and I wrote earlier this year documents what came next. ” In this case, McDonald set out to transform the design of VA to help the organization better achieve its mission for veterans. .” The stakes, in other words, were high.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Before I go any further, today’s rant should not be construed as a call for elitism, but rather a call for authenticity, innovation and professionalism. As leadership advisors and coaches we counsel our clients on the need for change and innovation, but have we become the proverbial shoe maker without shoes? D from Columbia.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For those who believe in the promise of open innovation, the 2009 startup Quirky was an exceptionally exciting company. As proponents of open innovation, we have examined Quirky’s initial failure in great detail (the company relaunched earlier this year). Innovation needs both new ideas and execution capabilities.

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