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The Perils of Being an Early Innovator

Lead Change Blog

Early Adopter vs. Early Innovator. People might describe me having “an early adopter problem,” but I disagree (unless they are trying to describe my audience and not me): being an early innovator is not the same thing as being an early adopter.

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

The Horizons Tracker

Something is not right, and the root of the problem is in how we are managing and investing in innovation, both inside individual organizations and also in the larger society,” he argues. “We This includes not only traditional and social media, but also a range of new media formats that can bring research to a new audience.

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Personal Needs vs. Customer Relationships

Strategy Driven

Some compile complex Customer Relationship Management algorithms to develop and maintain these relationships. Companies understand the meaning of ‘relationships,’ but rarely consider what it takes to make their audiences’ needs a priority. ’ What is too often lost is the nuance – human. .

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Put Your Customers on Stage

Harvard Business Review

A few are entrepreneurial start-ups desperate for closer ties with their early adopter clientele. Each firm had a different training philosophy and each manager onstage offered their unvarnished view of what worked and what failed. Are the customers "guests" and an "audience"? Or are they partners and peers?

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The Best Digital Companies Are Set Up to Never Stop Innovating

Harvard Business Review

A team typically consists of three to seven people who have strong software engineering, product management, testing, and marketing skills. They require uncommon teamwork between marketing-oriented product managers and software developers with a technical orientation.

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years

Harvard Business Review

and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. As with the markets it had entered earlier, the company launched a service targeted at early adopters, and then iterated quickly to add features to attract a wider audience. Yet the majority of Prime subscribers are in the U.S.,

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 8 Years

Harvard Business Review

and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. As with the markets it had entered earlier, the company launched a service targeted at early adopters, and then iterated quickly to add features to attract a wider audience. Yet the majority of Prime subscribers are in the U.S.,