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RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. I think it was the graphic design of the book that first caught my eye. I could see there was something new about this book and how the authors thought about business models.

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Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote

Harvard Business Review

We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. Battle lines are quickly drawn. Having grown weary of both sides of the debate, I was curious; did Ford utter those words?

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Why Elon Musk’s New Strategy Makes Sense

Harvard Business Review

They then moved into the luxury market where they applied plenty of competitive pressure with the Model S. And recently they announced the final part of their plan: a mass-market vehicle costing around $30,000 that quickly racked up years worth of pre-orders. What will the integrated electric car and solar future look like?

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10 TED Talks to Help You Reimagine Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Her latest book is called Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead and her area of study includes vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. She published her first book, Spark: How Creativity Works in 2011 and now hosts her own podcast, Pursuit of Spark!

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

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Rules For the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

Both are comments I got about my book, back in 2009, about setting direction, collaboratively. Mass markets were a convenient fiction created by mass media. By "loving" Firefox, the web community is saying that they believe an open web browser is valuable to the world. Because that's the point.

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