Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

People understandably get excited about new digital technologies, whether it’s the digital camera that is cheaper than developing rolls upon rolls of film, or the photo-sharing apps that – in turn — make your iPhone camera easier to use than your old digital camera. Consider the Norwegian technology company Piql.

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Technology Industry Business Model Film 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

But it got stuck in its core competence of traditional film products and missed the rise of digital photography and printing. To survive, it has stopped selling film cameras, focusing on the digital ones that dominate the market. The Eastman Kodak Company was an iconic industry leader. For decades, it was synonymous with photography.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Prahalad Film Hamel 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

To answer these questions my student Lu Liu and I along with other collaborators studied the careers of about 30,000 scientists, artists, and film directors. We used a given work’s number of citations (as provided by the Web of Science ), auction price, and IMDB rating, respectively, as measures of quality and impact.

Career 12

Career Film Creativity Short-term 12

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

Can reverse innovation — innovations originating from poor countries — provide one important answer? the approach is to spend more money on major technological advances and come up with innovative products and solutions. First, customers in rural Thailand simply cannot afford to pay a high price. In the U.S.,

Health Care 15

Health Care Cost Constraint Innovation 15

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.

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Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2013

If you unbundle prices, charging $8 for each service, 70% of your customers are better off! And Netflix also wins, increasing its total revenue 4% and attracting new customers to buy lower-priced individual services. Customers think businesses with higher prices must have higher profits.

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Price Licensing Cost Film 9

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2011

A case in point, the Photo CD, a way of taking film to photo shops and bringing a digital product home. The problem was, you still had to pay for film and development, the precise thing that a pure digital route would bypass. Kodak spent more than it ever had on R&D only to see its share price obliterated.

Film 12

Film Reputation Price Document 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

Why not also offer classes in yoga, fitness, cooking, nutrition, or well-being at an affordable price? Another way to redefine the terms of the automation debate is to provide stock to employees, something many of the world’s most innovative companies already do. But why stop there? That isn’t true.

Company 10

Company Creativity Retail Business Model 10

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 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

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

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I can’t help but think of the Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles — a satirical comedy of what happens when a new sheriff comes to town. After the initial rush of enthusiasm and energy, established routines and networks can smother the drive for innovation. On 1 March 2009, Burberry’s share price opened at £254.75.

CEO 13

CEO Long-term Welch Pharmaceuticals 13

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 10

Learning-by-Doing Engineering Film Transportation 10

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 8

Business Model Incubator Supply Chain Welch 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.” When Innovation Is Strategy. How Boards Can Innovate. How Samsung Gets Innovations to Market. over the last half-century, but also one of the best-performing companies in any industry.

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Company Supply Chain Airlines Health Care 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

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. Can I easily figure which tool I’ll need?

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Levitt Film 8

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. By 2005, Kodak ranked No. digital-camera sales (No.

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.

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Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This same trend is now playing out in the solar energy sector: yesterday's startups FirstSolar and SunTech are becoming today's acquirers, and GE's acquisition of thin-film solar company PrimeStar Solar earlier this summer is intended to allow the giant to go head-to-head with FirstSolar for the thin-film market.

Energy 11

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 11

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

MAY 26, 2015

It’s an online service that provides personal styling at affordable prices. Here’s how Lake brings it all together into a highly innovative, tech-driven personalization ecosystem: 1. San Francisco-based Stitch Fix is such a player. Reduce complexity through relevant curation.

Retail 8

Retail Early Adopters Business Model Film 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2015

This popularity has enabled Heineken to raise admission prices by more than 60 percent since 2009 and increase retail sales per capita by 100 percent from 2009 to 2014. They can permanently or temporarily showcase marketing campaigns and product innovations. In 2014, more than 740,000 visitors toured the historic brewery.

Brand 8

Brand Storytelling Trout Retail 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. How do the best CEOs confront that challenge?

Abell 8

Abell Armstrong Uncertainty CEO 8

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. When Netflix and Qwikster were integrated, these users would be able to search the Netflix library and get the film they wanted one way or the other. And with good reason.

Strategy 10

Strategy Christensen Price Engineering 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

If they are particularly robust, they can drive down the price for first sales, undermining the opportunity for copyright holders to recover their high sunk costs. Since media purchases are often impulse buys, customers tended to be willing to pay a premium price to avoid even a short delay — buying hardcover instead of paperback.

Marketing 8

Marketing Licensing Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Despite the stagnant economy, Delacroix was growing at a healthy pace, in part because of its policy of keeping ticket prices reasonably low. Natalia had a mandate from Delacroix's board of directors to take the company in new directions: to explore international engagements and television and film opportunities.

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Case Study Audience Survey Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

This was the case with Netflix, whose well-documented pricing snafus showed a tone that didn't work for the social era. For example, Netflix might have a passionate set of enthusiasts who review films and recommend content in the same way that GoodReads offers book enthusiasts a venue to exchange ideas.

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The inventors, who publicly announced this new approach in March, say they were inspired by the film “Terminator 2” – specifically the scene where a robot reshapes itself after having melted into a puddle. Another promising development is multi-jet fusion. The market is taking these claims seriously, as well.

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 50

Storytelling Marketing Audience Objective 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The only organizations that will prosper in this environment of disruptive and massive change are those that build a resilient and adaptive culture in which staff members: Welcome and seek change, rather than resist it; Experiment and innovate, rather than maintain the status quo; and. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Six Sigma Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

What happens when an organization innovates? It’s an important question if you want more innovation, because the answer will shape what you do as a leader. We’ve been studying innovative groups and their leaders for the past decade, and we’ve seen how that process works in organizations that are able to innovate over and over and over.

Film 8

Film Innovation Sports Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovators betting on "out of the box" thinking or "faster, better, cheaper" innovation paradigms for success all too frequently find themselves — and their customers — disappointed. to "What does our innovation really ask customers to become?" This turns more traditional notions of innovation value inside-out.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovators betting on "out of the box" thinking or "faster, better, cheaper" innovation paradigms for success all too frequently find themselves — and their customers — disappointed. to "What does our innovation really ask customers to become?" This turns more traditional notions of innovation value inside-out.

Human Capital 13

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

Like any creative process, any entrepreneur who wants to invent, innovate, or create must be willing to be imperfect and make mistakes in order to learn what works and what does not. Instead, as Pixar historian David Price shows in his excellent book The Pixar Touch , Jobs believed that Pixar was going to be the next great hardware company.

Film 8

Film Creativity Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

There have always been friends and family we trust, journalists and film critics we find credible, and publications like travel guides or Consumer Reports that we know are reliable. Today, we add to that a great deal more. For Google, this was the perfect advice consolidation play.

Advice 9

Advice Review Reputation Engineering 9