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Why "Break Technologies" Will Change Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One way to do this is to look for "break technologies.". If you are at all familiar with Michael Porter's work , think about this as an industry developing its value chain. In the 1990's, cellular technology eliminated the usefulness of physical phone lines in the telephone value chain.

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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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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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