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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. Thanks for adding value to the discussion Rick.

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In 2014, Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again

Harvard Business Review

Posing that question continues to be a powerful way to catalyze important strategic conversations. As Clayton Christensen likes to note , the primary job of leadership today is to “source, assemble, and ship numbers.” And yet, more than 50 years later, companies have become worse, not better, at answering it correctly – far worse.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Moore and Christensen tell us what to do, but their prescription is rarely followed. David Locke Innovation fails because of management, not the innovation. Unfortunately the approach you are taking is standard management, which in the case of discontinuous/radical/disruptive innovations fails. I look forward to hearing more from you.

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In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

Harvard Business Review

To us, there are few better examples at demonstrating the power of the Lean Startup. For that reason, the "Lean" mentality is one of the most powerful tools in the innovator''s arsenal — in startups and mature corporations alike. It''s not about price, or code, or agile development. Develop a shared innovation philosophy.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. Clay Christensen , Professor at Harvard Business School and Innosight co-founder.

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Stop Talking About Social and Do It

Harvard Business Review

"Competition" has changed when individuals can create value through a centralized network of resources: for example, designing a product from anywhere, producing it through a 3D factory , financing it through community and distribution from anywhere to anywhere. Many of you know of Clay Christensen's iconic work the Innovators Dilemma.

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The Making of an Innovation Master

Harvard Business Review

Michael Mauboussin doesn't write about innovation, but his clear writing that blends finance, strategy, and psychology puts him on my list. The duo (who are affiliated with Innosight) wrote a great book with Clayton Christensen last year called The Innovator's DNA. Some readers have asked why I put A.G. Jeffrey Dyer and Hal Gregersen.