Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

This idea of peer-to-peer commerce, or the "sharing economy" as it is sometimes known, has spawned a new breed of innovations. In some cities, for example, sharing economy services have been banned under laws that prohibit unlicensed hotels, taxicabs, and other professional services. million in hotel taxes or registered as businesses.

Hotels 8

Hotels Disruptive Innovation Licensing Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

Judson Manor is a gracious former 1920s luxury hotel near The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western University, and many of the museums and arts institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. In his book How Old Are You? In a similar vein, a new group of innovators is finding efficiencies not in separating people by age but by bringing them together.

Education 12

Education Absenteeism Efficiency Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

The Boston Innovation District’s meteoric real estate prices are pushing the very entrepreneurs who made the district sexy towards neighboring districts where rents have not tripled since 2010. With all the buzz around disruptive innovation as a driver of business success in recent years, it’s important not to forget this original meaning.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Now that we''re done, or nearly done, disintermediating old media like the newspaper, and supply chains like the book store, it''s time to solve that vexing problem of having to get ourselves from one place to another. Direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $249 billion in 2011.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I informed my clients nearly a year out that I'd be taking a month off in Fall 2011 — a time so remote, it probably didn't seem real to them. I warned my clients I'd be completely off the grid, but did end up checking email about every four to five days, depending on whether our hotel offered easy access. Didn't happen.

How To 14

How To Travel Hotels Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Of course, it’s what comes after that breakthrough moment – how unique the idea, how quickly you move, how you continue to innovate – that ultimately separates the wheat from the chaff. . I missed the 2011 ski trip entirely due to business, and I’ve missed four close friends’ weddings in foreign countries since founding Okta.

Entrepreneur 12

Entrepreneur Hotels Technology Travel 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. My CEO could read the company like a book,” says Dorkas Koenen, Essent CMO. Regis to Sheraton Four Points) and touch points, from the concierge stationed in the hotel lobby to social media.

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Snapchat, an idea conceived in 2011, is now valued around $16 billion, with more than 100 million active users who send an average of over 400 million snaps per day. Meituan-Dianping is the dominant Chinese internet player in restaurant booking, movie ticketing, and other services. A third example is Airbnb, now valued at $25.5

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For example, restaurants and hotels often have difficulty predicting demand for their services, because many factors influence whether, when, and where people eat out or travel. In other words, if you are in a high uncertainty industry, you must excel at innovation…or die. Customers Innovation Technology'

Uncertainty 22

Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22