Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

Technology change is speeding business up and providing an edge for disruptive innovators. 2: Disaggregate. Yes, we find the most common mistakes in complex problem solving are weak problem statements, poor problem disaggregation, and insufficient attention to good team norms. 7 Steps to Problem Solving. 1: Define the problem.

Disaggregation 82

Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 82

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 30, 2019

Macro Demand Forecasting: The “big picture” demand forecasting technique that looks ahead at broader market conditions to help plan a business’s overarching strategies. Beyond that, there are two broad categories of methods that each type of forecasting can employ. Diversify forecasting methods.

Efficiency 58

Efficiency Disaggregation B2B Long-term 58

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 17

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The fact that they are joined at the hip in so many people's minds means that marketing agencies are thriving — but that the rest of our organizations are not. They see it as the purview of two functions: marketing and service. Social can be and is more than marketing or communications-related work. But they shouldn't be.

Strategy 22

Strategy Disaggregation Reis eBook 22

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

Disaggregation 13

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

This five-year old is able to be the inventor without also creating a company because of a product innovation company called Quirky. In the Industrial Era, becoming an "inventor" meant you also had to create an organization that could produce, market, and sell your invention. And by "market" we mean 188 retail partners.

Products 12

Products Productivity Disaggregation Innovation 12