Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory.

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Kaplan Business Model Levitt Christensen 151

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Last month, we learned about Geneca's journey into creating a culture of innovation within the company. Often considered the “Mother of Cause Marketing”, Ms. After many months of planning, we have now completed our pilot project with Chatham Business Association (CBA). Michael Klynstra, Marketing Director.

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Ryan PR Project B2B 130

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In the creative economy, innovation is more important than ever. Innovation is the only insurance against irrelevance. Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. We all get it: innovation is the lifeblood of every organization.

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Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. You call it this big bang disruption.

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Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Unfortunately, when companies launch innovation initiatives, they tend to devote most of their time, energy and attention to that initial 1% – the thrilling hunt for the breakthrough idea. The real innovation challenge , however, lies beyond the idea, in a long, hard journey from idea to impact. Think Different. Opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

As an aspiring PM, there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies , Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. The best PMs I have worked with have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for them. Core Competencies. Company Fit.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The strategic underpinnings of most companies’ workforce plans should change dramatically as a result of technological innovation. New innovations will change the basis of competition in many markets and alter the sources of advantage for most companies. This creates the illusion of having time to react.

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Company Insurance Engineering Software 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. India plans to catalyze $200-300 billion of new investment in renewable energy infrastructure over the next decade. In two short years, Kwid gained 15% of the market.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. To do this, Goldman used its competencies in understanding markets, convening needed expertise and business networks. This is what they demand in their core business.".

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Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Change and innovation are choices, not givens, in any organization, and there are managerial levers for making these selections wisely. Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis.

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Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

On recent visits to India, we have found that "innovation" is the buzzword on everybody's lips. President Pratibha Patil has even declared 2010-2020 as India's " Decade of Innovation." Biocon is one Indian company that is adapting well to this new global reality by embracing a polycentric innovation model. Transformers.

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Shaw Globalization Innovation Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Any plan or program is called a strategy. Competition is about profits, not market share. A core competence alone will rarely produce a sustainable competitive advantage. Making that commitment actually improves your ability to innovate and to adapt to turbulence. But strategy is more than marketing.

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Porter Strategy Competitive Advantage P&L 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Focusing on a few key success factors, critical resources, and core competencies (maybe a reference to C. Prahalad and Gary Hamel’s 1990 article, “ The Core Competence of the Organization ”). While either approach can be successful, the two are for him not economically (or, I think, morally) equivalent.

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Strategy Porter Blue Ocean Strategy Luehrman 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

For three decades after Deng Xiaoping opened the Chinese economy to the West, government policy was to shrink the overwhelming state sector and expand the private market economy. This policy ended with the recent Great Recession as the government used an enormous $1 trillion stimulus plan (significantly larger than that in the U.S.)

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Policies Politics Core Competence Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most exciting — and challenging — innovations in social media are around how to enable users of sites like Facebook and Pinterest to make recommendations, referrals, or "likes" of the products and services they use. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Some of the most exciting — and challenging — innovations in social media are around how to enable users of sites like Facebook and Pinterest to make recommendations, referrals, or "likes" of the products and services they use. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing?

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Reference Tips Media Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

Software doesn’t simply make existing products smarter or existing processes more efficient; it enables new models of delivery, engagement, and innovation that are far more productive and informative than the old. When modular in design, they adapt easily for different markets and can evolve over time. Consider GE.

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Software Company Airlines Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

Build off its core competence, or play from weakness? And it wasn’t alone – another audio leader, Sony, similarly lost market share in electronics because of its analog bias. But don’t expect a carefully planned sequence of development. Internal debate raged. Could both technologies exist side by side?

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