N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In their annual survey on the management and planning tools used by thousands of companies around the world, Bain and Company show a consistent and deserved popularity of scenario planning. Those who know scenario planning know that its value isn’t in “predicting the future.” Some companies do.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

There are several ways to generate Revenue Streams: Asset sale, Usage fee, Subscription fee, Lending/Renting/Leasing, Licensing, Brokerage fees, Advertising and corresponding Pricing Mechanisms) Key Resources – Key resources are the assets required to offer and deliver the previously described elements.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

And so the power of incumbency, firm competencies, and market share is giving way to the ability to engage across companies and industries, innovate, individualize, and deliver. Consider, for example, the work that Apple is doing with Epic (an electronic health record provider for hospitals and large medical groups).

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

And so the power of incumbency, firm competencies, and market share is giving way to the ability to engage across companies and industries, innovate, individualize, and deliver. Consider, for example, the work that Apple is doing with Epic (an electronic health record provider for hospitals and large medical groups).

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

In stable times, present-forward approaches help optimize resource allocation. At the heart of the future-back process is a consensus view of your company''s desired future state.This isn''t scenario planning, where you consider a range of possibilities. Take the driverless car, for example. Innovation Strategy'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Second, we see a raft of innovations that will alter how products are designed, manufactured and sold — everything from nanotechnologies to 3D printing. Then, manufacturing's most important role is as a driver of innovation, trade, and productivity. McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

For example, a key source of concern for some companies is more-restrictive rules of origin, which would reduce the amount of materials allowed to be used tariff-free for products traded to and from NAFTA member countries. Multinationals are heavily pushing for either minor tweaking to the agreement or a modernization of NAFTA.

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