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How The Coronavirus Is Transforming Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Pre-covid, innovation folk would talk about the value a “burning platform” plays in driving lasting change, and for many businesses, this has been just such a burning platform. There is scarcely an activity that has not been affected in some way, and our professional life has been no exception. Unnecessary hurdles.

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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

that focuses on customers and innovation. Deciding that personal computing is not a lucrative market is like spitting on small businesses. I think that so much could have been done and couple this decision with the move to pull the touchpad off the market so quickly and you have a strategic disaster.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Board of Directors.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I had decided to go over and stay at a hotel on 9/10 in order to make the early morning meeting and beat the commute. When I walked out of the hotel the first plane had just hit and smoke was coming from the tower. What followed the remainder of the day on 9/11 was a combination of heroic and eerie. I Think Not.

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Three Innovation Trends in Asia

Harvard Business Review

I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Economist Corporate Network in Singapore about innovation in Asia. But what I really wanted to discuss were the three biggest trends I see affecting innovation in the region. Tuck Professor Vijay Govindarajan calls this reverse innovation. The race for the middle.

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

By now, we have all heard a great deal about marketing to Millennials. population ; they’re a big part of many companies’ market base, and pretty soon they will be the part that counts most. ” Here are three big companies using innovative approaches to make this crucial connection. The New Tools of Marketing.