The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2021

Such calls for more financial support for startups are not new, with former EU research commission Carlos Moedas arguing for an EU-run venture fund back in 2015, which eventually became the European Innovation Council (EIC) this year. “Concepts like market fragmentation, market size, competition, user retention, etc.

Venture Funding 122

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Proposal Media 122

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

S INCE STEPPING DOWN as CEO of Cisco in 2015, John Chambers founded the venture capital firm JC2 Ventures specializing in startups. When you compete against a market transition, you learn how to see around corners.” The visible condition of any one person, company, state, industry, or country is always a symptom of a deeper issue.

Long-term 241

Long-term Crisis Learning-by-Doing Short-term 241

QAspire

JANUARY 17, 2022

Personally, I have seen friends in industries like travel and hospitality whose businesses and hence careers were suddenly disrupted with no where else to go. There are two types of risk – competitive risk, which involves head-to-head competition, and market risk, which creates a new field of play. Embrace your constraints.

Constraint 91

Constraint Market Risk Workshop Disruptive Innovation 91

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030. While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S. industries and it emphasizes the importance of the retention process in HR.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is an especially stark juxtaposition as the company has, since its founding in 2015, marked itself as a nonprofit team of humanitarian scientists working for the good of us all. Indeed, a recent report from CompTIA shows that last year, the technology industry witnessed a noteworthy surge in employment across all states.

Productivity 101

Productivity Products Altman Osborne 101

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here they are: Daniel Pink – In 2015, London-based Thinkers 50 named him, alongside Michael Porter and Clayton Christensen, as one of the top 10 business thinkers in the world. He speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. Would you like to meet my team?

Porter 150

Porter Christensen Consultative Influence 150

Strategy Driven

JUNE 15, 2015

Instead of sending the same tired sales and marketing emails you typically blast to customers, take this week and the following tips to put a new spin on your digital customer communications. Be a News Source – instead of always relying on a discount offer to spur customers into the buying stage, use industry news to your advantage.

Marketing 50

Marketing Discount Competitive Advantage Audience 50

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“We provide a lot of evidence to bolster the case that this is a causal relationship, and it is driven by precisely the industries that are most affected by aging and have opportunities for automating work, ” the researchers say. percentage point rise in the number of firms specializing in industrial robots.

Company 110

Company Trends Technology Industry 110

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 19, 2020

For instance, research from the London School of Economics (LSE)found that the introduction of industrial robots has actually increased wages for employees while also increasing the number of job opportunities for highly skilled people. What impact did this have on the human workforce? “We fall in employment across the sector.

Analysis 86

Analysis Technology Industry Outsourcing 86

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

The model then estimated the exposure to pollution and how this affected premature deaths according to a variety of pollution controls, socioeconomic trends, and climate warming patterns between 2015 and 2100. The results showed, however, that lower levels of pollution were not enough on their own to lower the projected number of deaths.

Globalization 92

Globalization Health Care Trends Project 92

Strategy Driven

MARCH 22, 2015

As a business owner, you will doubtless have particular markets that you sell your wares to. Your target market will be people that want to cycle for leisure and competition purposes. Of course, those new markets might sound lucrative, in theory. Competition can often be quite tough, depending on your market and location.

Marketing 50

Marketing Strategic Planning Planning Entrepreneur 50

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. Think of Peter Drucker who topped the first Thinkers50 ranking in 2001.

Blue Ocean Strategy 220

Blue Ocean Strategy Prahalad Christensen Leadership 220

Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. So how do we lead this generation of rookie talent?

Film 150

Film Human Resources Technology Maturity 150

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2022

” It has come to typify a booming industry in predictive analytics, with estimates suggesting the sector will be worth around $270 billion in 2022. More research is needed to understand the organizational or market frictions that are causing this apparent misalignment, one that is proving to be quite costly in the firms we observe.” .

Early Adopters 75

Early Adopters Sample Deming Objective 75

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 18, 2020

The impact of technological and economic changes on industries has been pretty well examined over the years, not least as the impact of declining industries or employers has such a profound impact on the vitality of towns and even cities. ” Adjusting to change. Supporting mobility.

Outsourcing 76

Outsourcing Technology Industry Analysis 76

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The number of women in high paying jobs and entering the job market has risen progressively through the years, but there are many hurdles in their journey up the ladder. . In the five years since 2015, women in high paying job representation in C-suite positions jumped from 17 to 21 percent. Marketing and Sales Manager.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 20, 2021

The pandemic has obviously wrought huge disruption to the labor market, both in terms of the jobs that are available and the skills required to fulfil them. The report, which focused on the UK market, reveals that not only has the frequency of training declined, but so too has the duration and quality of training. in 2011 to 6.4

Training 82

Training Participative Skills Short-term 82

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2019

The most innovative businesses tend to be the most diverse. Innovation today is largely a recombinative process whereby ideas are borrowed from disparate fields and mashed together in creative new ways. On the other hand, it shows that improving diversity policies won’t lead to overnight improvements in innovation.

Diversity 51

Diversity Productivity Products Innovation 51

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

We created a metric wherein we asked leaders to evaluate the performance of a business compared to industry standards on a series of performance criteria including revenue, market share, sales, profitability, quality of products and services, new product development, and business performance. Adams (Wiley, 2015).

Competitive Advantage 150

Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Metrics Quality 150

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Forty-eight countries and 32 major industries are represented, as well as multinationals and local corporations.

Human Capital 103

Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

It is a competitive market in today’s economy. After 26 years since the creation of the businesses now have a number of methods and channels to distribute marketing and information about their products and services and are able to reach a varied and broad audience. Drive Innovation. Engage Customers. About the Author.

Strategy 50

Strategy Outsourcing Process Technology 50

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

I had the opportunity to speak with Charles Conn and Robert McLean, two McKinsey alums who share a seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving that will work in any field or industry. Technology change is speeding business up and providing an edge for disruptive innovators. New Skills Required.

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Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 81

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

It is the hub of the world’s energy industry, headquarters of medical innovation and entrepreneurial phenomena. I chose representative industries and community service niches as snapshots of a wider photo album. Recurring themes include pioneer spirit, business innovation, community give-back, growth and vision.

Entrepreneur 50

Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage Quality Books 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. The company leads the industry.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Companies like Samsung, Google, or BMW—the top players in their respective industries—are prospering. Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. We are living in the age of the superstar firm.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Globalization Proposal 10

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

In 1998, I advised the Disney corporation and reminded them that Walt Disney’s 100th birthday in 2001 would offer great marketing and positioning opportunities. Change is innovative. These anniversaries should be celebrated in 2015: The Galleria, 45th. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative. The Astrodome, 50th.

Case Study 50

Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Dealing with today’s digital disruption begins by understanding how it differs from past industry changes. After all, stories of the end of our industry as we know it have been a trade press staple for decades. No industry is immune. A few key elements distinguish this era of change from the past.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

According to Constellation Research , businesses across all sectors will spend more than $100 billion per year on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies by 2025, up from a mere $2 billion in 2015. The marketing industry will be no exception. Data-Driven Marketing. Using AI in Marketing. Insight Center.

Marketing 8

Marketing Policies Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. This model isn’t just about getting greater patient feedback during the innovation process. Innovation Centers. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We’re used to thinking of high-tech innovation and startups as generated and clustered predominantly in fertile U.S. These 10 cities accounted for more than $100 billion in venture capital investment on average each year between 2015 and 2017, or more than 60% of the total. Jakal Pan/Getty Images. Winner-Take-All Geography.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Globalization Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The explosive growth of ride sharing is a big reason why Hertz reported dismal quarterly results in November 2016, leading to a 23% drop in its market value. Adding to this angst are the feverish predictions of industry pundits who believe today’s corporate dinosaurs are about to be wiped out by giant unicorn-shaped asteroids.

Innovation 8

Innovation Bureaucracy IPO Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Google has asserted that this will adversely affect innovation, but those claims are premature. The EU’s human rights-centered views have been influencing global standards and privacy practices in the Middle East for decades, and businesses have adapted to more restrictive markets, like China and North Korea , and thrived.

Innovation 8

Innovation Safe Harbor Compliance Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. Here are eight cross-cutting themes and stories from 2015 that are driving us toward a sustainable world (and two that are doing the opposite): 1. in the first six months of 2015, 70% was renewable.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Or, as it turns out, even the vicinity of 1455 Market Street, the address of Uber’s San Francisco headquarters. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. What’s the trick?

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation. There is no major capital investment involved and yet it revolutionizes the industry and unlocks the value-creating potential of hitherto idle assets.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Through Paypal, Nigerians spent $610 million via their mobile phones on international shopping in 2015, depriving local banks forex fees. Nothing has changed in most African banks in terms of structure, despite the avalanche of transformations in the market. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8