The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Darwin famously said it’s the most adaptable that tend to survive, but whereas evolutionary change tends to happen over incredibly long timeframes, modern shifts are played out in ever-shortening periods.

Osborne 96

Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 96

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

The first thing to note is that Tesla is not truly giving away its secret sauce, the source of its competitive advantage.

Tacit Knowledge 9

Tacit Knowledge Competitive Advantage PR Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

A company that can show it is different from other companies, in a way that is relevant to customers, gains a major competitive advantage. Make tacit knowledge explicit by codifying the things you do in capabilities, but keep rethinking, improving, and reworking your codification.

IAM 10

IAM Productivity Products Company 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

But single-location projects draw on a reservoir or shared tacit knowledge and trust that global projects lack. Or begin building a capability in global innovation now to take advantage of lower development costs, faster time to market, and, most important, the ability to leverage dispersed knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

But single-location projects draw on a reservoir or shared tacit knowledge and trust that global projects lack. Or begin building a capability in global innovation now to take advantage of lower development costs, faster time to market, and, most important, the ability to leverage dispersed knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15