Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development.

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Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 305

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 Yet, Groupon maintains a blind faith that growth will be its salvation.

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Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. From Alexander the Great to the modern day, the elements of management — from organizational behavior to supply chain management — have made the difference between success and failure. Or consider the influence of Clayton Christensen, who tops the new ranking.

Blue Ocean Strategy 15

Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

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.

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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. Deliverables, benchmarks, deadlines, and success metrics must be incorporated into the plan. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384