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Breaking the Death Grip of Legacy Technologies

Harvard Business Review

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Recently, in New York, we participated in a panel discussion organized by the Asia Society called " Jugaad Innovation: Reigniting American Ingenuity " (you can watch a video here ).

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Beware the Analytics Bottleneck

Harvard Business Review

With the pace of digital “always on” streaming devices and technology innovation accelerating, one might think technology would continue to pose a challenge for businesses. It’s a reality: Data is going to keep growing and technology options will follow the same trajectory. 13,500 sites, 20 TB, 15 seconds to render).

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Beware the Analytics Bottleneck

Harvard Business Review

With the pace of digital “always on” streaming devices and technology innovation accelerating, one might think technology would continue to pose a challenge for businesses. It’s a reality: Data is going to keep growing and technology options will follow the same trajectory.

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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Harvard Business Review

According to research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get to the next promotion. In today’s hypercompetitive world, the organization absolutely needs you to bring your whole self to work.

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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

Deloitte attributes this fall in part to rising competitive intensity, as a result of new technologies and lower entry barriers. So although you might expect that in a hypercompetitive environment, ambitious companies would constantly wrest market share from the leading firms, the reality is quite the opposite.

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Why WikiLeaks Matters More (And Less) than You Think

Harvard Business Review

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. But prosperity is always going to accrue to those who innovate yesterday's rusting, creaking institutions. Somewhere out there is a radical institutional innovator who's choosing the latter, and has you squarely in his sights.

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