Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

I also love Uber as a student (and teacher) of disruptive innovation theory, because the challenges the transportation company is encountering as it seeks to expand into new cities helpfully illustrate how to assess an idea’s disruptive potential. Competition Disruptive innovation'

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Disintermediation Business Model Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

Offshoring 9

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2015

Transportation is one of the world’s largest industries. Today, new transportation vendors like Uber, Lyft, Zipcar, and Grabtaxi are changing our relationship with cars. Some of the same factors that have driven the transformation in IT help point the way toward the future of transportation. The first is convenience.

Industry 8

Industry Transportation Automotive Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. And state and federal departments of transportation have barely started to think about the pros and cons of self-driving vehicles, which are poised to revolutionize automotive and related industries.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Business law Regulation Disruptive innovation Growth strategy Transportation' The fact that we’re all somewhat surprised by this new conciliatory stance of theirs—even wondering if it was really necessary—suggests that they’ve likely gotten the timing about right.

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay. This story of disruption should feel familiar.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Software Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

He didn’t have reliable transportation, and he was uncomfortable sitting in a waiting room on HIV day, because doing so would publicly announce his health status. Disruptive innovation Information & technology Health Healthcare' Neither was compelling enough for him to seek treatment.

Health Care 8

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Travel How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

This insight resonates with our work on disruption across industries: disruptive innovations create new systems or “value networks” that eventually displace the old ones. Embracing a larger, more encompassing self-definition powers systems-level ambitions.

Strategy 8

Strategy Levitt Energy System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

Industry disruption, as Accenture research has found, is reasonably predictable. To help business leaders better understand industry disruption, we developed an index that measures an industry’s current level of disruption as well as its susceptibility to future disruption.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

When Uber and Airbnb burst on the scene, they were tackling major inefficiencies in the markets for transportation and housing. Uber was not only giving you an excellent on-demand transportation experience, but it was also deploying drivers who would be otherwise sitting idle in their black cars waiting for pre-arranged pickups.

Transportation 8

Transportation Cost Business Model Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. The problem with the effort, of course, was that building both the necessary African infrastructure and the logistics network needed to transport the non-indigenous crops was going to be a very expensive proposition indeed.

Company 8

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In the developed world, we enjoy better medicines, connectivity, and mobility than most of us could have imagined even 20 years ago. The effects of technology on humans depends on how we choose to develop and use it. For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

While Uber, the global leader in on-demand transportation, relies on thousands of independent drivers, Uber’s business platform enables the transition to self-driving cars, one of the company’s stated strategic priorities. It’s uncontestable that Uber has transformed personal transportation.

Business Model 8

Business Model Constraint Technology Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

For short trips around a development, they are actually more desirable than cars; they don’t create tailpipe or noise pollution; they’re slow, increasing pedestrian safety; and they’re cheap to buy and charge. We’re witnessing a similar pattern develop in low-speed EVs and EUVs. Over time, steam ships improved.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Licensing Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In other contexts, new entrants have developed partnerships with reputable charities with shared interests, leveraging their public legitimacy in advocacy efforts. In the U.S., Uber has partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to undertake studies on the impact of ride-sharing on the incidence of impaired driving. Consumer clubs.

Licensing 9

Licensing Proposal Retail Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Wherever disruptive innovations have captured mind-or marketshare, regulators — not users and consumers — quickly become the customer most worthy of woo. As a rule, innovators are interested in creative destruction; regulators are not. As a rule, innovators are interested in creative destruction; regulators are not.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Levitt Tourism Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

But despite the prominence of today’s driving culture, disruption has planted its roots firmly in the transportation industry. Innovations in ride-sharing, car-sharing, and long-distance transportation are bringing us closer than ever to a world in which car ownership is a choice—not a requirement.

Transportation 8

Transportation How To Software Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

Consider the following examples: In the late 1800s, gasoline-powered vehicles promised to revolutionize transportation, allowing people to travel further, faster and more safely. Horses had been the primary transportation method for thousands of years. But getting people to adopt early cars required a huge mind shift.

Productivity 9

Productivity Products Succession Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

As the technology develops, GE could revamp this and other plants into general printer farms supplying all of its manufacturing divisions. These regional production centers would reduce transportation costs and currency risks, while developing closer ties to their customers.

Engineering 8

Engineering Learning Curve Fixed Costs Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

One of the prime drivers of economic growth inside America over the past century has been disruptive innovation ; yet the phenomenon that Lessig describes is increasingly being used by large incumbent firms as a mechanism to stave off the process. Accommodation and Transport. Most folks in the US would be familiar with Netflix.

Innovation 20

Innovation Transportation Disruptive Innovation Price 20