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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2023

Leading Blog

Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy forever changed how the world thinks about strategy. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth.

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Are The Best Innovations For Society Those That Are Non-Disruptive?

The Horizons Tracker

When we think of innovation, we often do so through the lens of “creative destruction” The phrase, which was memorably coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter, suggests that innovation typically happens when an incumbent is gazumped by a new upstart. ” What is non-disruptive innovation? INSEAD’s W.

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Apple Versus the Strategy Professors

Harvard Business Review

Steve Jobs' revival of the company began with a decision to narrow product lines down to a handful, and its big product successes of recent years have all been defined to a large extent by what Jobs and Apple's designers decided to leave off. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne , and it certainly sounds like what Apple has been up to.

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The Making of an Innovation Master

Harvard Business Review

I didn't create any kind of ranking algorithm while making my choices, but did consider three basic criteria: Do the individual's ideas bring clarity to the quest of improving the predictability and productivity of innovation? Chan Kim , and Renee Mauborgne. To what degree has the person's work affected me personally?

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Toys ‘R’ Us Is Dead, but Physical Retail Isn’t

Harvard Business Review

As families moved out to the suburbs, and interstate highways improved distribution and logistics, a single location focused on a particular product area made a lot of sense. To understand the shift, just walk into your nearest Apple store, where you will find a limited selection of products and no cash registers.

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