Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development. Jeff is Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University and Wharton.

Uncertainty 214

Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

Business Model 300

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 300

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In the two decades since the institution was forged, they believe that the foundations for success have been established, with the centrepiece being the Education City district that houses the educational, scientific and entrepreneurial efforts of the city. Unlocking human potential. Institutional advantage.

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Resources Innovation GDP Education 78

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 Clayton Christensen would agree with the intuition that Groupon displays but ignores: businesses should become profitable before they become big. Yet, the company reported ASCOI of positive $80.1

Christensen 19

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. Clayton Christensen's theories of innovation provide us a great lens through which we can understand this seeming paradox. Essentially, if you know what it takes to be successful, then execute a deliberate strategy and do it aggressively.

GDP 12

GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

My advice to you is not to let your business get caught up in embracing random ideas – at least not without some initial analysis being conducted to determine the likelihood of success. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels.

Blog 373

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 373

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

For example, I'm sure that most innovation practitioners wouldn't put baseball researcher Bill James on their list, but his mission to find patterns, develop theories, and overturn orthodoxy has greatly influenced my own thinking. Lindegaard has spent the last few years developing practical guidance about "open innovation." Peter Sims.

Innovation 14

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 14