Development Disintermediation Long-term Technology 
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 5, 2011
In the military we valued actionable intelligence, studied our enemy’s strengths and weaknesses, developed a battle plan around a solid strategy, and executed our tactical mission as if our lives depended on it - because they did. Competitive technology innovations that could adversely impact your business.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 14, 2010
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. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 20, 2011
The iPhone 4S's story seems to be about a new beginning: the highly anticipated launch of the latest version of a blockbuster consumer-technology product. In both instances, the life-cycle management innovation involves using disintermediation to change how the customer interacts with the product. Lipitor's Long Good-bye.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 15, 2016
Digital commerce and disintermediation have caused many customers to question the importance of having a sales relationship at all. So they help their companies with product development, marketing strategy, and customer service by serving as the Voice of the Customer internally. Great brands avoid selling products.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2011
As long as those channels can deliver the aesthetic the artist wants and make a profit, the business is a success. Building communities takes time, and it can only be achieved over the long-term. The key to artist-management success is identifying talent early and developing it cost-effectively over a long period of time.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Is the developed world on the verge of a skills crisis? The challenge is obvious: the quickening pace of technological change has shrunk the shelf life of skills acquired by today’s university graduates to just a few years. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. An edited version of our conversation follows. Insight Center.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 27, 2017
Today some companies are taking brand anthropomorphism to a whole new level with sophisticated AI technologies. Executives should also be wary of how AI increases the dangers of brand disintermediation. The first is that chatbots are just one type of AI technology being used to establish or reinforce company brands.
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