N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. Many people view the topic of competition as almost sophomoric.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

And the essence of Walt Disney’s original strategy remains intact today: to construct a range of businesses — from animated film to fun parks, TV, retail, cruise ships, and more — around a group of engaging, family-friendly characters. When Innovation Is Strategy. How Boards Can Innovate. How Samsung Gets Innovations to Market.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2018

And these factors have not stopped Western multinationals from succeeding in China in car manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods, and even sectors where culture plays a key role, such as beer, coffee shops, fast food, and the film industry. imposing technological platforms developed for the U.S. ineffective innovation strategies.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovators betting on "out of the box" thinking or "faster, better, cheaper" innovation paradigms for success all too frequently find themselves — and their customers — disappointed. to "What does our innovation really ask customers to become?" This turns more traditional notions of innovation value inside-out.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovators betting on "out of the box" thinking or "faster, better, cheaper" innovation paradigms for success all too frequently find themselves — and their customers — disappointed. to "What does our innovation really ask customers to become?" This turns more traditional notions of innovation value inside-out.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a recent HBR article, Paul Nunes and I introduced the term Big Bang Disruption to signify innovations that, thanks to rapidly advancing technology, come out of the box both better and cheaper than alternative solutions already in the marketplace. Kickstarter funds everything from art to food to fashion, films, and hardware.

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