Leading Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Senior managers at Allianz Global Investors, a global asset management company, attended a workshop called Dialogue in the Dark, led by visually impaired trainers who conducted the entire workshop in total darkness. Radjou is an independent strategy consultant and author of the NYT bestseller Jugaad Innovation.

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Crisis Workshop Short-term Business Model 285

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Education is on the brink of rapid change that will create a lot of value for innovators. One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. “I But still sitting on the sidelines?

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. A VC firm is, first and foremost, an investment vehicle created to generate returns for investors that exceed those available in the fully liquid, low cost public equity markets.

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Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

These are just a sample of thoughts from clients in recent months who were excited about the prospect of creating new businesses and new sources of revenue in what seems to be a lucrative new area. Content Innovation. In some cases, they’re right. But then again, in a surprising number of cases, they aren’t.

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Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

While "running out" isn't really the right phrase, it's clear that delivering many commodities to market is getting harder and more expensive (we don't dig for oil a mile under the ocean for the heck of it). The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Right now, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more. This is an incredible moment for innovation.

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Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13