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7 Steps to Problem Solving

Skip Prichard

New business models are rapidly emerging from revolutionary Internet, machine learning, and bioscience technologies that threaten the status quo in every field. Technology change is speeding business up and providing an edge for disruptive innovators. 2: Disaggregate. 7 Steps to Problem Solving. 1: Define the problem.

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How Demand Forecasting Can Boost Business Efficiency

Strategy Driven

Businesses use all kinds of tools and technologies to implement these methods, from relatively simple research surveys to complex data modeling tools. Break down demand by demographics, product lines, regional differences and any other statistical segments that matter.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

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5 Questions That Will Help You Stay Ahead of Your Disruptors

Harvard Business Review

They see disrupted incumbents from retail, finance, health care, transportation, professional services, and manufacturing requiring radical restructuring of assets, productivity , and innovation. That process was quickly fixed — and illuminated the pathology of valuing productivity metrics divorced from UX.

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How To Really Measure a Company's Innovation Prowess

Harvard Business Review

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

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How To Really Measure a Company's Innovation Prowess

Harvard Business Review

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

The very idea of leading people in jobs is changing with the democratization of work and the continued advance of digital technology. Work is being disaggregated into tasks that can be dispersed inside and outside of the organization — the “uberization” of work.