Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Still the agency drags on with its year-old push to end Saturday delivery , the most powerful innovation they can muster — which to be implemented would still take 2 years. Yet in retrospect it was far better to exit early rather than struggle ( as Dell and HP have ) with pricing pressures, commoditization, and supply chain issues.

Business Model 10

Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

It uses all the tricks of theater and film to fool an audience into believing that what they are seeing, hearing, or even touching is the real thing. I have seen stagecraft applied successfully in recent projects at Continuum Innovation, a Boston-based firm with which I am affiliated. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Learning-by-Doing 12

Learning-by-Doing Engineering Film Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

There’s also potential to improve existing jobs by providing lower-skill workers with tools and encouragement, thereby improving customer service, reducing turnover, and promoting innovation and engagement. In the wake of rising housing prices, cities must provide housing that allows all workers to live relatively close to their jobs.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

But even though radial tires were far superior to bias tires in terms of durability, cost per mile, and safety – and could be sold for an attractively higher price — they presented a challenge to U.S. And so, even with the price premium, Michelin was the only company that had figured out how to produce radial tires profitably at scale.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Industry Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

For over 50 years, Wal-Mart has pursued essentially the same strategy of “offering the lowest price so its customer can live better.” But the capabilities — from merchandising to managing store staff and operating the supply chain — are very different for a small-store format. Or consider U.S.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Since its bankruptcy in 2012, Kodak has been a poster child for innovation incompetence: After inventing the world’s first digital camera in 1975, the conventional story goes, myopic managers allowed a bloated company to let inertia drive it off a cliff. A misunderstood story. Diversify.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Just as the A's used analytics to find undervalued players who got on base at a disproportionate rate, your company can crunch data to find the offers your customers will respond to best, the price points that will move the most products, or the supply chain configurations that will wring out most cost. You can count on opposition.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The motivation for this bias is strong — if a CEO does not deliver high levels of asset utilization he risks a fall in the share price and exposes his company to a takeover threat. I would venture to suggest that this extra factor is the fact that managers in incumbent firms do not focus on their product’s “job-to-be-done.”

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Levitt Film 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

“This isn’t possible in print, broadcast, or traditional films, which may be why the media industry is such a dysfunctional place,” Peretti has said. That’s why film producers have no choice but to go with their gut. Such a model typically reduces the need for employees and reduces prices to customers.

Software 8

Software Film Information Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

You may think this is an issue for tomorrow—when Chinese firms are known for being innovators instead of imitators, and when their overseas investments are not limited to natural resources in Africa and Latin America. What are the implications for corporate America when Chinese firms begin doing business in the U.S. in a big way. In the U.S.,

Automotive 8

Automotive Long-term Operations Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Many have to measure their success in terms of stock price and market share, and when those slip, everyone sees it happening, reads about it in the business pages, watches it on CNBC. When he saw Lenz filming, instead of really listening to, this critical meeting, it was the last straw. Communication Leadership Managing uncertainty'

Abell 8

Abell Armstrong Uncertainty CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But if they were launching today, banks would likely ask themselves how to accomplish the transactions (deposits, withdrawals, financial management) of banking without the physical commitment of banks. This was the case with Netflix, whose well-documented pricing snafus showed a tone that didn't work for the social era.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The previous price hike , the name of the new company , the fact that Qwikster hadn't locked down their Twitter handle — everything was fair game. They're the ones Netflix has managed to upset right now. But apparently, not from the perspective of customers. They saw the announcement and were livid. And with good reason.

Strategy 10

Strategy Christensen Price Engineering 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Since I prepared that article, new developments have only strengthened the case for a 3-D future – and heightened the urgency for management teams to adjust their strategies. Impressive next-generation technologies are overcoming the last generation’s drawbacks while adding new capabilities.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Technology Industry Film 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 9, 2019

Market research is an essential tool in developing and differentiating brands and services But the research business is rapidly being disrupted by the encroachment of SaaS competitors, emerging methodologies, lower pricing and easier consumer access. Relevant formats to consider, include: movie trailers and documentary films.

Storytelling 51

Storytelling Marketing Audience Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The model for healthcare is being flipped upside down — from decades of focusing on acute care episodes and encouraging utilization to a future where successful organizations are able to reduce utilization, manage population health, and activate patients in the consumption (and delivery) of their own care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Six Sigma Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

Madhav was in the MSx program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a program for mid-career managers. He had been director of product management at Dell Computer before coming to Stanford. They got useful input on menu items and prices. The SFO project began in January 2015. The SFO teams found this autonomy liberating.

Audience 8

Audience Brainstorming Project Class 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

Our 2015 trends offer great opportunity – along with some unusual new challenges – for managers in all industries. For example, if you asked your friend to see a movie, Emu would immediately geolocate both of you, suggest a nearby theater and show films and times, then check your calendars for your availability.

Trends 8

Trends Retail Learning-by-Doing Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

A lot of the work and innovation coming out of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is created for military usage, but then becomes commercialized for business application (this includes computer networking and the first hypertext system, which was an early form of the graphical user interface).

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2017

To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Researchers filmed these simulations and had objective judges evaluate them. In the Irvine, California, office of law firm Bryan Cave, managing partner Stuart Price and I led employees through an exercise in which they could define collective norms.

Cooper 8

Cooper Hammer Training Film 8