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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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How Do Consumers Choose in a World of Automated Ordering?

Harvard Business Review

” The Danger of Disintermediation. Already, consumers are being disintermediated from traditional brand choices via search engine and online retailer algorithms that determine which products are presented to consumers, and in what sequence. Influence vs. Affluence. Tap influence.

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What Africa’s Banking Industry Needs to Do to Survive

Harvard Business Review

But banks cannot control the rules of engagement as they have in the past, since customers now have more choices and are more fragmented, and disintermediation by fintech is making it harder to earn fees. The old banking order is failing in Africa and central banks are losing their powers with all the disintermediation.

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Morning Advantage: The Revolution Will Be Organized

Harvard Business Review

Despite his profound influence on the Civil Rights movement, there's no Bayard Rustin national holiday. What Happened to Disintermediation? My own two cents: if you want to be the charismatic leader, choose a lieutenant who doesn't mind staying in the shadows. THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING. INSEAD Blog).

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We Don’t Need a Whole New Regulatory Regime for Platforms Like Uber and Airbnb

Harvard Business Review

As a result, regulations influenced mainstream cell phone use differently depending on the country. Some point to disintermediation elements as evidence that these markets are new, but these elements have also existed for years.

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Tina Brown and Björk, Sisters of Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Their print and music industries are being disintermediated by the digital revolution. Domtar, Hushpuppies, Geico, Tide, Johnnie Walker and Dunkin' Donuts get in on the act with ads that are actually from the period, or at least artfully influenced by it. Brown is a British-born journalist, columnist, talk-show host, and author.

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The New Trust vs. Due Diligence Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

Media coverage and analysis suggested provocative insights about the importance college majors play influencing future incomes. Disintermediating the analysis was the right and responsible choice. A comparable issue materialized around Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce recent report "What's It Worth?