N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Has anyone on your executive team attended a conference on strategy, innovation or disruption in the last year? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 316

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The 195 member countries, or “parties,” hold a Conference of Parties (COP) annually, and this year is the 21st meeting. But, as climate policy expert Aimee Christensen pointed out to me, “the recent momentum going into Paris is primarily driven by the improving economics of action (e.g., as a whole has committed to.

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Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

However, some of the most common beliefs about how this will happen, repeated by conference speakers, self-proclaimed gurus, and consultants, have been oversimplified, misunderstood, or misapplied. Many business models that make extensive use of digital technology have network-type properties. Complements are not substitutes.

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McCallum Competitive Advantage Business Model Consultative 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Or what if — as is the case today — current chip technology is nearing its theoretical limits , and a completely new architecture needs to be dreamed up? Clay Christensen's landmark theory -- in under two minutes. Or, what if the company needed to identify a new business model? Related Video. Basic research.

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Innovation Disruptive Innovation Christensen Open-book 22

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2013

My family and I have a bunch of Apple devices, a WiFi network built around an Apple Time Machine, and not enough technological savvy (or time) to figure out workarounds. Other new features announced at Apple''s World Wide Developers Conference Monday, such as the iOS 7 and Mavericks operating systems, had a bit more actual newness to them.

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Schiller Innovation Disruptive Innovation Christensen 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

The web did not invent community-driven brands – just think of Harley Davidson — but technology has surely made the strategy more popular. BIF’s annual conference serves as its focal point. American Express has developed “Small Business Saturday.” These days, it’s pretty easy to interact with consumers directly.

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