Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

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Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Most companies sabotage their own innovation processes without meaning to. Innovation is episodic. We've all seen this movie: A few people in the organization have a burning desire to foster more innovation, or a different kind of innovation, so they invent a new process. It's easy to ax innovation. What to do?

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Process Innovation Diversity Budgeting 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

In three recent blog posts we looked at the innovation mindset in individuals, profiling game changers Jerry Buss , Peter Jackson , and Shantha Ragunathan. Innovators maintain a laser focus on outcomes , avoid getting caught in the activity trap , and proactively "expand the pie" to make an impact. Take, for example, 3M Corporation.

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Innovation Engineering Wireless Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

The new president thought Cellairis should not only sell accessories, it should sell wireless phone service as well. People shopping for cell phone cases were natural customers for a wireless service provider. It stiffed Cellairis and the wireless providers whose services it resold. Nothing more than a tweak, they thought.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

“Betting on alpha” refers to investing in projects which may have a low probability of success, but also very significant upside. Project Loon is such a moonshot project, providing internet access to remote regions by equipping balloons with wireless capabilities. Three main things.

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Strategy Maturity Business Model Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

She proudly began to talk about how she had a prepaid wireless broadband card that allowed him to access education via the family mobile phone. There’s an important lesson in this for innovators seeking to create new growth among customer segments that don’t constitute the core of today’s markets: If you don’t go, you can’t know.

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Wireless Class Hotels Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

And the impact will occur in the next 24 to 36 months, based on the following data and projections: Let's start with Internet access. An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2011

I remember when we were starting a new project that we had to visit the nearby Oracle headquarters (ironically, now Sun's owner) to get our hands on a wide variety of competitive hardware, as Oracle had to test its software on all platforms and manufacturers. Pay for products and services out of the company purse.

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Software Wireless B2B Library 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

Systems conceived and built 50-60 years ago should be reimagined for the 20 th century, whether high speed trains, innovative public transit, or technology-enabled roads and vehicles that tap the potential of sensors, smartphones, wireless networks, and Big Data for greener, cleaner, more efficient mobility.

Transportation 8

Transportation Wireless Entrepreneur Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

With plans already in progress to provide internet service via low-latency, low-Earth-orbit satellites; 5G and beyond wireless technologies; and almost-unlimited cloud storage, the hyper-connected world is fast approaching. Connectivity and the rise of the ad hoc community.

Technology 9

Technology Trends Content Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

After using it for a few days I bought a wireless keyboard. According to the website , a partnership broker is "someone who works as an intermediary building effective and innovative collaboration" in non-traditional partnerships and cross-sectoral networks. The world is coming apart in many interesting ways. I recently bought an iPad.

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Storytelling Disaggregation Supply Chain Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Since then, there have been other projects where Huawei experienced severe climate challenges, such as building the highest wireless communication base station in the world (6,500 meters high on Mount Everest) and building the first GSM network within the Arctic circle. Employee Dedication.

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Succession Golden Handcuff IPO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

The automobile created the suburbs; now perhaps high bandwidth will power a resurgence of the city for residential living – and that would be the biggest construction project of all. So let’s imagine what our economy’s physical landscape might look like when three things are true: We mainly buy at home.

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Technology Retail Transportation Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

The iPhone roared into the marketplace 10 years ago today, and overwhelmed the wireless world. What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. Wireless is the same, but without the cat. Armstrong’s Killer App.

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Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

A McKinsey report estimated that reducing churn could increase earnings of a typical US wireless carrier by as much as 9.9 Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service. Lost customers lead to untapped dollars. How to Brand a Next-Generation Product.

Education 8

Education Execution Wireless Content 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Instead of one-off projects, both sides have become much more interested in forging long-term, collaborative relationships. And what I hear most often is that neither side wants a transactional model that requires a negotiation every time another research project is being considered. Typically, companies have pursued one-off projects.

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Long-term Company Licensing Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

And a new survey by Cisco found that one-third of all completed IoT projects were not considered a success. Second, implement a culture of innovation across all grades, functions, and regions. Try sponsoring joint projects with universities through which students can experience your company firsthand.

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Succession ROI Technology Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In the Big Bang Disruption model, where innovations take off suddenly when markets are ready for them, Google Fiber could be seen as a failed early market experiment in gigabit internet access. New technologies — including low-orbit satellites and “fixed wireless” — were developed for remote and rural locations.

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Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Americans today stand on the brink of next-generation wired and wireless networks that will offer speeds as much as 20 times faster than today’s best connections, making possible new applications and even new industries. Since 1996, according to trade group USTelecom, investors have poured over $1.4 has ever made.

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Wireless Policies Proposal Banking 8