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Intending to be innovative? Be sure you first ask the right questions before you seek answers

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Many years later, Michael Porter [.]. In 1963, Peter Drucker observed that “there is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.&#

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What Tops Your 2011 Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

The range of challenges is immense, from creating a sense of urgency about the environment in China (Jack Ma), to providing the cost data to fix healthcare (Michael Porter), to unleashing innovation in the energy grid (Paul Kedrosky), to funding much-needed infrastructure (Laura Tyson).

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HBR's Best Videos, Infographics, Podcasts, and Slideshows of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. Every month in the magazine, our Life's Work department features an interview with someone who's found success outside the traditional world of business. Life's Work: HBR Interviews 10 Fascinating People. Video interview.

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Why "Break Technologies" Will Change Your Business

Harvard Business Review

If you are at all familiar with Michael Porter's work , think about this as an industry developing its value chain. LTE mobile Internet will dramatically impact airport Hudson Booksellers everywhere by enabling tablet makers to distribute magazines without retail space or long download times. These are just two of countless examples.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. For us, good business and social innovation are one and the same.

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Build Your Reputation the Rachael Ray Way

Harvard Business Review

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. magazine, speaking at major conferences, and advising the White House on innovation. Other times, the explosion onto the scene is fast and furious.

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Rules For the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X. Television and major magazines could only reach only very vague demographic segments like "women of child-bearing age" and "college students," so a lot of organizations still think of that as "targeting" their offer.

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