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Breaking Through | A New Frontier of Technology and Innovation

N2Growth Blog

We are witnessing the creation of an entirely new paradigm, a fierce wave of technological innovation boosting generations of new businesses and business leaders. Blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 3D printing, and robotics are among the most important technologies of today’s rapidly changing world.

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it? If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation. Focus on value creation.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

In return, these 15 would ‘pay if forward’ by doing the same thing for 15 others, for free. I was inspired to do this by the many great teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return. Whitney Johnson – Author of the critically acclaimed: Disrupt Yourself.

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

A recent report by the consultancy BCG documented a general decline in sales among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the United States during 2017, with mid-sized and large companies losing market share and small companies increasing theirs. Consultancy Catalina also revealed that 90 of the 100 top brands had all lost market share.

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Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote

Harvard Business Review

We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. But in doing so, Henry Ford froze the design of the Model T. Battle lines are quickly drawn. Used car trade-ins.

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How to Use Uncertainty and Surprise for Breakthroughs

LDRLB

Could we be ignoring the most fundamental tool that anyone can use to create disruptive innovation and change? Cook dismissed his own market data for over a year. This initial surprise led to an even bigger one: the market for small-business-accounting software was ripe for the taking. Here’s the fundamental problem.

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3 Changes Retailers Need to Make to Survive

Harvard Business Review

The retailers left standing are those that figure out how to treat disruption as business-as-usual in an industry accustomed to slow, strategic planning. This is especially effective since cross-functional teams do not answer to a particular department. Below, we explore each one, in turn: Empower mid-level teams. Insight center.

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