Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

Michael Levie, a seasoned hotel executive, and Rattan Chadha, a successful retail entrepreneur, were having dinner. The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. The industry had largely been unaltered since the onset of hotel chains over half a century ago. ” They two men were plotting to change that.

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Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

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.

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Hotels Disruptive Innovation Licensing Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

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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 a similar vein, a new group of innovators is finding efficiencies not in separating people by age but by bringing them together. HBR/Martin Barraud/Getty Images.

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Education Absenteeism Efficiency Innovation 12

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. of what George Mason University’s Adam Thierer calls “ permissionless innovation.”

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Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $249 billion in 2011. Let''s say the Apple innovation merely takes $50 billion out of the industry. The real damage comes to airlines and hotel chains, the former never robust at the best of times. The effects could be catastrophic.

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Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

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 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

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Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

After the toppling of Dictator Ben Ali in January 2011, whose stifling reign lasted nearly a quarter century, the country faced a rocky start to a new ruling order. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization. It was a hopeful moment across the region and particularly in Tunisia.

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Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 10

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.

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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.

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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. The marketing team at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Group also offers a good example of cross-functional cooperation in action. As she put it, “Our markets are going through dynamic change.

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CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

When brands now have to speak to an increasingly diverse global consumer audience, design is critical to delivering a consistent experience and calling attention to innovations. There is another reason that trust is so critical to the innovation process. Only trusted companies are likely to have this luxury in a crowded marketplace.

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Brand Hotels Reputation Franchising 15

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. All Airbnb does is offer a connection between home and flat owners with rooms to rent to people looking for a lower-priced alternative to hotels. Financed by VC firms.

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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'

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Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22