Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

” It’s important to distinguish between different types of innovation, and the responses they require by firms. In a recent publication in the Journal of Product Innovation, we undertook a systematic review of 40 years (1975 to 2016) of innovation research. This may happen in two ways.

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Business Model Human Capital 12

CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Each business model calls for different cultures and different reasons for these behaviors. In Drive, Dan Pink asks us to look past the outmoded view of what motivates people, like the carrot and stick, to more cutting edge research about personal growth and development. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 John Sullivan FORA.tv

Strategic Planning 76

Strategic Planning Motivation Planning Executive Coaching 76

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

"Asia Fueling Global Innovation." That was the theme of the 2-hour panel discussion I moderated as part of a full-day ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of Procter & Gamble's SGD 250m Innovation Centre in Singapore. Historically, 80 percent of its growth comes from innovation. First, the general challenge of growth.

Innovation 15

Innovation CTO Senge Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

That is, why bother trying to innovate if no matter what they do, large companies can no longer maintain a sustainable advantage and their life spans are just getting shorter and shorter? In these markets if existing companies don’t rise to the innovation challenge, no one will. “Why bother?”.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Company Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The innovation mindset isn’t just about product innovation. Some organizations have focused on product innovation for so long they don’t know how to innovate in any other areas. For example, in 2010, Microsoft —one of the world’s best product innovators for the last two decades — launched a social phone called Kin.

Innovation 9

Innovation Productivity Products Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. Over the past few years, we've all become much more aware of the forces that will powerfully shape global society over the next decade.

Globalization 15

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Porter 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Advertising Sharpe 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Plenty of people — including here on Harvard's blog — espouse the theory that big companies can't innovate. A look at any performance measure shows that innovation can come from either size, and that both arguments are oversimplifications. And the CEO sees enabling a culture of collaborative innovation as key.

Operations 17

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Multinationals must use their global resources and capabilities to transform both urban and rural India and improve the lives of not just the rich but also Indians at the middle and bottom of the pyramid. Here are some considerations for businesses contemplating a Go-to-India strategy: Market Selection. Business Model Innovation.

Retail 15

Retail Supply Chain Business Model Globalization 15

Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

The world is facing unprecedented problems today - This is a time that all of us have to come together to face the collective threats (Poverty, Global Warming, Healthcare, Economy etc.) How will have the capacity to fight the bigger threats if we are busy fighting amongst ourselves? in front of us.

Licensing 28

Licensing Newsletter Comparison Blog 28

Rajesh Setty

AUGUST 29, 2008

He is also co-author of BIG Ideas to BIG Results (FT Press / Pearson Hall – 2008) He has worked with organizations including Silicon Valley start-ups, private equity investors and global corporations, such as AT&T, Anadigics, Intel, PG&E, Schlumberger, Symantec, and Verizon. Mike’s Quought Why wait?

Licensing 28

Licensing Newsletter Wilde Blog 28

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Prahalad, put it there), the struggle to understand its role as a market and as a source of innovation continues. Yes, there are notable examples of BOP innovation from global corporations (such as the GE portable ECG machine ) and emerging market companies (such as the Chotukool refrigerator) that have broken through in global markets.

Prahalad 15

Prahalad Business Model Early Adopters Innovation 15

Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Not innovative, but always valuable to revisit. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) His emails and calls always bring value. Language was a bit of a barrier. If the speaker spoke more strongly, it would help quite a bit. Very interesting issues. Interesting topic.

Licensing 28

Licensing Conference Newsletter Open-book 28

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 4, 2008

We will pursue a global channel strategy after we complete our I18N project. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) The taxonomy for our offering has been defined but we are thinking that what will happen eventually will be that folksonomies will take over our taxonomy.

Blue Ocean Strategy 30

Blue Ocean Strategy CPM Licensing Open-book 30

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

In Big Bang disruption, rule-changing innovation leads to the creation of entire product lines (or the destruction of whole markets) essentially overnight, with disrupters coming from outside the industry that they are disrupting. Disruptive innovation' Insurethebox, a U.K. Most companies have taken steps toward “digitization.”

Insurance 15

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Advice 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

Rapid technological and competitive innovation. A great deal of the argument made in 2010 by those in favor of U.S. These trends demand change greater than typical product innovation. Whole new value chains are being created--and that demands new business models and new revenue models in particular.

Media 14

Media Industry Trends Health Care 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

By 1993, just eight years after its founding, Blockbuster was the global leader in movie rentals, with more than 3,400 stores worldwide. Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010. A company has an innovative idea, which for a while provides competitive advantage. Later on, a new innovator comes along and pushes it aside.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Kaplan Innovation Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

pace in the first quarter of 2010. Clayton Christensen's theories of innovation provide us a great lens through which we can understand this seeming paradox. When trying to build new growth businesses, Christensen observes that organizations need to employ an emergent strategy-making process. That was down from 9.7%

GDP 14

GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Globalization vs. Simplification. Doing business today means doing business globally, but the complexities brought on by globalization are often in conflict with the need for organizations to make it simple for customers to do business with them. Innovation vs. Regulation.

Succession 8

Succession Agility Globalization Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

electronics companies, moved its global headquarters from the suburbs to Tech Square, bringing along 3,600 employees. What’s driving companies to relocate near urban universities is the changing role of innovation within the private sector as firms are increasingly relying on external sources to support technology development.

Incubator 8

Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The company’s cultural dysfunction, it seems to me, stems from the very nature of the company’s competitive advantage: Uber’s business model is predicated on lawbreaking. Uber brought some important improvements to the taxi business, which are at this point well known. Uber’s Fundamental Illegality.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

As Dick Morley — an MIT manufacturing innovator with deep experience in the auto industry — put it to us, "the trouble with big companies is that they take nice high-risk, high-return opportunities, then manage the risk out of them to the point that there's no return left." FailCon 2010 took place on October 25th in San Francisco.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Innovation Intellectual Capital Mission Statement 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Traditional business models aim to create value for shareholders, often at the expense of other stakeholders. Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Its successes command global respect; its failures deserve serious scrutiny. Cisco's clever little camcorder collapse provides picture-perfect insight into a pervasive innovation pathology: Ignoring — or disrespecting — the obvious. The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010.

Wireless 13

Wireless Management Telecommunications Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

has taken in the fight against global climate change: The S&P 500 and Dow Jones stock indexes rose to record highs. A similar renewable standard in Minnesota led to a 900% increase in the amount of wind energy in the state from 2000-2010. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010.

Power 9

Power Planning Proposal Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

In Big Bang disruption, rule-changing innovation leads to the creation of entire product lines (or the destruction of whole markets) essentially overnight, with disrupters coming from outside the industry that they are disrupting. Disruptive innovation' Insurethebox, a U.K. Most companies have taken steps toward “digitization.”

Insurance 8

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The latest set of contracts, penned in 2010 , have run aground due to haggling over Chinese access to oil blocks and the threat of unfavorable regulation. Disruptive innovation Global business' Chinese investors have negotiated several infrastructure-for-resources deals in Nigeria over the past decade.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Disruptive Innovation Politics Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The latest set of contracts, penned in 2010 , have run aground due to haggling over Chinese access to oil blocks and the threat of unfavorable regulation. Disruptive innovation Global business' Chinese investors have negotiated several infrastructure-for-resources deals in Nigeria over the past decade.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Disruptive Innovation Politics Christensen 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

In a 2010 survey, a record 36% of women ages 25-29 had attained a bachelor’s degree compared to 28% of men of the same age. As of 2010, only 2.4% companies have a woman CEO versus 9% globally. All that said, the lack of corporate jobs has actually become a catalyst for women entrepreneurs to start their own businesses.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. They spent a lot of time "testing the waters," "experimenting," and "building prototypes," while younger, nimbler companies took to the web with ease, shattering established business models along the way. Think of Yahoo!,

Brand 13

Brand B2C Market Segmentation Travel 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

From taxi and lorry drivers to lawyers to pharmacists to milk producers, regulations protect incumbents and forestall the introduction of new business models. Back in 2010, before the haircut, when Greece ran out of money, all of its debt was private and issued under Greek law. It was sovereign debt that was off kilter.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

There is no better illustration of the need for business leaders to expand their focus beyond traditional views of disruption than the case of Kodak. 3 globally). By 2010, Kodak had clawed its way to No. A misunderstood story. Kodak accepted the pain of shuttering plants and laying off tens of thousands of film-factory workers.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It's easy to see why VCs have soured on the sector: the traditional VC model is based on high-risk, capital-efficient business models with the potential for huge exit valuations. Even if most of their investments fail, a few spectacular successes can "make the fund" for a VC. Click on the table below to see at full size.).

Energy 12

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The global success of K-Pop did not happen by accident, nor is it simply an interesting cultural phenomenon. In the traditional business model, talent is discovered by scouts or through auditions. In the K-Pop model, companies look for kids as young as nine or 10 to groom into the next generation of stars.

Globalization 11

Globalization Succession Talent Management Media 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 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. The challenges of urban K-12 education in the United States, and indeed globally, are at a crisis stage. presidential administrations.

Education 15

Education Innovation Stage-Gate Software 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

This is an excellent story of reverse innovation in action.but the story has only just begun. The fact that Gillette's global products failed to address billions of emerging markets' low-income consumers wasn't seen as a major problem at Gillette, so long as growth in its core markets was robust. This blog is co-authored with John R.

Innovation 14

Innovation Glocalization Supply Chain Retail 14