LDRLB

DECEMBER 12, 2013

millions US nonprofits don’t support themselves through “competing” or creating better products, services, or business models. Historically, the typical nonprofit business model has been based on dependence. Social business is gaining steam. But it acts an awful lot like a business. Most of the 1.5

Innovation 157

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Soren is the Managing Principal of InnovationPoint, an Adjunct Professor within the Imagineering Academy at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and the author of the new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Change management is having its moment. But many of these indicate that change management is some occult subspecialty of management, something that’s distinct from “managing” itself. This is curious given that, when you think about it, all management is the management of change.

Management 8

Management Kaplan Short-term Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

In the 1980s and 1990s, Blockbuster modernized the movie rental business. It offered far more movies than its smaller rivals, used computers to better manage that inventory, and designed its stores to be bright and family friendly. Many have interpreted these facts as evidence that the private sector is becoming less competitive.

Competitive Advantage 8

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

million workers — but is mostly comprised of entrepreneurial, family-run businesses with fewer than 500 employees. In the United States, wholesale distribution is a $4.8 trillion industry that employs 5.6

Storytelling 8

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Creating game changers – whether products, services, or new business models – requires leaders to live with uncertainty, embrace ambiguity, and respond to both good and bad surprises along the way. But early on, CEO Scott Cook and his leadership team kept hearing that small businesses were using the product.

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