Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

It was only a few years ago that Governor Deval Patrick poured some $58 million into the company and their much-lauded breakthrough solar technology (String Ribbon). By focusing on a straightforward insight: truly transformative industrial changes aren't driven by technologies replacing technologies , but by systems replacing systems.

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Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. They need to test assumptions, iterate, and change their business models rapidly in order to find a product and profit formula that is viable. For the last century, America has operated on the world's technological frontier.

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GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 12

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

This is great way to stifle innovation without exploring extensions to existing product lines. Again, keep in mind that innovation and ideas are not one in the same. David Locke Innovation fails because of management, not the innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images. Analysts have predicted that U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In fact, the FAA had originally promised the rules by 2011, but it proceeded to miss every deadline it set for itself , as well as those established by Congress. In stark contrast, the last four years have seen continued improvement in drone technology, much of which cannot be put to use. In Washington, business as usual.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

The next few product launches were not nearly as successful and Ed Zander , a CEO who came in during the successful period, was unable to come up with any more hits. Moreover, firms are often investing in venture capital-type organizations with the hope of striking it lucky with a new technology or offer.

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Venture Capitalist Restructuring Competitive Advantage Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

What are different types of innovation? Innovation is more than whiz-bang technology; consider different strategic intents (e.g., create a new category, extend current business) or innovation mechanisms (e.g., new product, distribution channel, marketing approach). How do I spot opportunities for innovation?

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Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Even the United Kingdom did away with tenure in the late 1980s when then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher implored the nation's colleges to become more productive. Tenure locks in big costs and makes it difficult for universities to explore more productive teaching techniques. For example, a 2011 UCLA study of 6,768 U.S.

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Engineering Education Class Automotive 10

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.

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Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Last week Apple''s Tim Cook made fleeting reference to "new product categories." As I''ve written in my previous two blog posts, our first inclination is usually to play down the potential impact of a new technology. Direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $249 billion in 2011.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. That might seem like a good thing — using new technology to engage the public in ideological debate. With the attack on Pearl Harbor, civilian radio production was halted for World War II.

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Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. While the idea of reaching out to consumers via smartphone apps is clearly not new, companies have been stubbornly hesitant to embrace app technologies. Technology. It's the same inertia we saw in the early days of the internet.

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