N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

A leader’s view on competition will not only reveal a lot about their beliefs on current and future market trends, but also on innovation, branding, talent management, supply chain issues, constituency management, capital markets, and customer facing. I worry much more about the unknown than the known… .

Leadership 353

Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 353

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry.

Business Model 361

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Every single innovation conversation I've had recently with business unit leaders, product managers and/or marketing executives invariably focuses on the importance of partnership and collaboration with their best suppliers and vendors. In other words, innovation occurs when we bypass or disintermediate procurement. What a disconnect.

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Price Innovation Disintermediation TCO 15