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

The Horizons Tracker

Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne believe that not only is this form of innovation not as predominant as we perhaps think, but that other forms of innovation may actually be better for society. Indeed, a major reason why immigrants are often such productive entrepreneurs is that they apply things from their homeland in their new location.

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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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What Is Strategy, Again?

Harvard Business Review

And so, he famously argued, in addition to the fierceness of price competition among industry rivals, the degree of competitiveness in an industry (that is, the degree to which players are free to set their own prices) depends on the bargaining power of buyers and of suppliers, as well as how threatening substitute products and new entrants are.

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World Business Forum – Top 10 Speakers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Renee Mauborgne - Co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy , Renee offered great insights on creating demand, most particularly on creating consumer demand where little or none previously existed. Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&# My favorite quote from Martin was: “ great brands are emotional bookmarks.&#

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