Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. As part of his graduate thesis, he perfected an electronics flight controller, a critical element of drone technology. But DJI is testament to China’s transformation from copycat to high tech innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. Incremental improvements are good business, while disruptive innovation is great business – a game changer. Disruptive innovation is the game changer that shatters the status quo. Focus on value creation.

Blog 379

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

has been an innovation superpower. In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. vincent tsui FOR HBR. Since World War II, the U.S. Google got its start from a federal grant. Monitor and participate.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Competitive Advantage Venture Funding 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2012

Would you look to your information technology organization for ways to improve customer service? They have weekly planning meetings and conference calls twice a week to work on internal customer service improvements. Suppose you're a senior executive at a large financial services company such as Nationwide Insurance or ING.

Process 13

Process Innovation Agility Insurance 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. Those who work for the competition aren’t. Antitrust and competition policy are seeing renewed interest , including recent hearings on the subject by the Federal Trade Commission. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images. Policymakers have noticed.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

As game-changing technologies transform every business process, they also give us the ability to create new products and services that were impossible just a few years ago. Therefore, the CIO''s role must shift from protecting and defending the status quo to embracing and extending new innovative capabilities. Transformation Drivers.

CIO 8

CIO Innovation Technology Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

The blizzard of conferences, initiatives, articles, and reports on how to prepare for the changes technology will bring to our economy is important. When that future comes, who will have the competitive advantage? Ability to Implement New Technologies. Seeing Automation as a Complement to People.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail Competitive Advantage Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Needless to say, by the time the system was perfect enough to get into the market, we had lost most of our competitive advantage. In 1994, AT&T bought McCaw Cellular , getting back into the cellular telephone industry, 50 years after having created the technology. Information & technology Innovation'

Information Technology 10

Information Technology Competitive Advantage Storytelling Engineering 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

Innovation has always required a constant iteration of trial and error as companies use data about current performance to improve future performance. But there is an emerging debate over the competitive implications of big data. Data-rich companies are not an economic threat, but rather are an important source of innovation.

Company 8

Company Price Advertising Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

This conversation has generated a lot of interesting conversation via blog comments, emails, and face-to-face interactions at conferences and meetings and has revealed a few more insights that should factor into our evolving thinking. CIOs need to understand business better, but the C-suite should understand technology''s potential better.

CIO 8

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Further, they need to limit their focus to, at most, six capabilities, and make those capabilities work together as a mutually reinforcing system that perpetuates competitive advantage. We believe coherence confers a substantial premium, and we’ve measured it. SD : What is the ‘coherence premium?’.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When corporations create shared value they increase their profits and create greater social impact, resulting in powerful transformations and innovations in both business and society. If you're a healthcare technology provider like GE, you're worried about the healthcare sector at home and abroad.

Porter 14

Porter Supply Chain Energy Competitive Advantage 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

Musk knows that one of Tesla’s biggest competitive advantages is the patience and long-term thinking not only of management but also of its investors. Unsurprisingly, autonomous driving technology and where Tesla stands relative to competitors are frequently discussed. They signed up for transformation, not steady returns.

Planning 8

Planning Marketing Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

The technological advances of the digital age have allowed the global workforce to be better connected, more collaborative, and have greater personal impact than ever before. Last month, I attended ATD’s global conference in Orlando, Fla., Clearly, workplaces are now optimized for high levels of workforce engagement. Or are they?

Management 8

Management Globalization Drucker Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Platforms can be a strong source of competitive advantage. Makerbot structured and expanded this group through a series of projects, conferences, and events that built momentum for the product (phase 1). But how do you build a successful platform if you only have products?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Early Adopters 8