Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

The energies, talent, and resources of the leading organizations in an established system always are absorbed in improving their best products, which are sold to address the most demanding applications in the industry. Because the high end of most markets is where the most attractive profits are made, serving the most profitable customers.

Health Care 15

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Christensen Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

But the Kodak ship ultimately drifted so far away from a changing market that no leap year could save it. Easier than we all think (and Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma is one of the best books around on leadership drift). Essentially, he put lots of energy into catching drift before it caught Apple. Look around.

Leadership 15

Leadership Christensen Innovation Metrics 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Making big bets on emerging technologies and uncertain markets is never a straightforward proposition; doing so in direct competition with much bigger and more sustained Chinese bets is downright suicidal. How can the United States achieve a better record in the future? The ARPA-E program is a great first step in this direction.

Disruptive Innovation 10

Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Clay Christensen's landmark theory -- in under two minutes. Consider a European energy company that decided to open an innovation outpost in Silicon Valley a number of years ago. As an analogy, think of sales and marketing and the rise of CRM. Related Video. The Explainer: Disruptive Innovation.

Innovation 11

Innovation Social Capital CRM Tacit Knowledge 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Silicon Valley remains the global hot spot of innovation, and America continues to churn out innovative companies like Groupon and Bloom Energy. Chinese companies like BYD are well positioned to lead the electrical vehicle market. And India's nation of entrepreneurs is driving change in market after market.

Innovation 15

Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Gilbert 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It's not to create more jargon, it's to emphasize a point: that social is more than the stuff the marketing team deals with. Fifteen years ago, The Cluetrain Manifesto taught us that markets are conversations and that was a great starting point. Mass markets were a convenient fiction created by mass media. How does this work?

Banking 18

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 18

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

These talks will reshape the global energy sector and every other industry that relies on energy — in other words, all of them. But, as climate policy expert Aimee Christensen pointed out to me, “the recent momentum going into Paris is primarily driven by the improving economics of action (e.g., For example, the U.S.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Just as we wouldn’t rely on a single marketing tactic or a single source of financing for the entire life of an organization, we need to build up a portfolio of innovation strategies designed for specific tasks. Clay Christensen's landmark theory -- in under two minutes. Related Video. The Explainer: Disruptive Innovation.

Innovation 22

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Christensen Open-book 22

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Nuclear reactors melted down, disrupting the national grid, reversing energy policies as far away as Germany, and contaminating a part of Japan for generations to come. It wiped away whole towns, killing over 15,000 people and leaving almost 3,000 more missing and presumed dead. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses.

Efficiency 10

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

No definition of specific areas where the company should focus its energy. Problems can range from entering new markets to addressing everyday concerns such as low employee engagement. And that was it. No ring-fenced resources to pursue innovation. No tools or training. No special incentives.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Six Sigma Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Why are some brands able to be at once both global and local — to successfully seize the energy of grassroots movements and at the same time leverage corporate assets on a massive scale — while others only come off as artificial and pandering? Marketing Strategy' Yet that’s exactly the problem. The contrast is stark.

Media 10

Media Marketing Strategy Groupthink Kaplan 10

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Indeed, many of the gleaming facilities are crying out for the throngs of people and energy that most characterize the very best innovation hubs around the world. Both Sweden and Denmark, for instance, score very highly for the quality of institutions, the market conditions for startups and the quality of human capital.

Resources 78

Resources Innovation GDP Education 78