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 28, 2014

Unfortunately, Zuckerberg’s “platform” reference has elicited many comparisons of Oculus to Google’s purchase of Android , the company that would provide Google with its own smartphone operating system. While Virtual Reality may one day be pervasive, the disruption of VR is nothing like disruption of mobility. VR is insular.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Automotive Software Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

George Mason University’s Adam Thierer, reviewing a resurgence of books about the “existential threat” of disruptive innovation, has detailed what he calls a “techno-panic template” in how we react to disruptive innovations that don’t fit into familiar categories.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Proposal Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2016

Today the airlines that participate in GALs transport more than two-thirds of all international traffic. Basically, unable to innovate their core offering, airlines have figured out a way to innovate in the way costs are allocated. Today, air taxi companies operate in a similar fashion to the Southwest of yore.

Airlines 8

Airlines Travel Industry Disruptive Innovation 8

LDRLB

JANUARY 13, 2014

” What you found is actually some evidence of the design thinking mentality and the design thinking process in larger, almost management operations and in strategy making and all of these sort of things that go beyond product design. It can be services, it can be experiences, etcetera.” It can work.

Innovation 104

Innovation Tools Open-book Learning-by-Doing 104

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 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. Ultimately, Accenture’s Disruptability Index positioned 20 industry sectors — and 98 segments within those sectors — against those two axes.

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

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In industries being disrupted by new entrants with distinct business models, incumbents often have an important advantage: entrenched regulatory and legal barriers. These have forced AirBnB, Tesla, and Uber to make costly concessions to their operating practices or to exit certain markets altogether. Consumer clubs.

Licensing 8

Licensing Proposal Retail Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

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. Anyone who has operated inside a big corporate will tell you that for any project, you might have an executive mandate.

Company 8

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Wall Street began charging a “conglomerate discount,” saying that diverse operations were hard to analyze with confidence. True synergies across the diverse operations were often hard to see. When combined in a conglomerate, however, the businesses could have enough scope to make overseas printer farms practical.

Engineering 8

Engineering Learning Curve Fixed Costs Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Tesla has to date operated on the business model of the car industry, selling people vehicles that they own and control. Musk’s interest in tweaking both approaches makes sense given his view that the business model of the car industry is doomed. He sees cars going autonomous, threatening the need for car ownership.

Strategy 8

Strategy Automotive Mass Marketing Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

As new tools become available to build or rebuild human capital more effectively and efficiently, corporations could seek to broaden their mandate in this area, both with their own staff and in the communities where they operate. Essential background. “Inside AT&T’s Talent Overhaul” 5.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2016

On Monday Uber said that it is selling its operation in China to a rival Chinese ride-sharing company whose CEO was in that foreshadowing photo. Kalanick gets the same on Didi Chuxing’s board, and Uber gets around a 20% share of the Chinese company, which will run Uber’s Chinese operation as a separate brand.

Marketing 8

Marketing CEO Mass Marketing Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The simplicity of low-speed EVs has also allowed many manufacturers to launch small operations without significant capital expenditure. Disruption from electric vehicles is coming, but it won’t announce itself with high-profile product launches or flashy products.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Licensing Cost 8