Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Amazon’s business model has not only turned the retail industry and cloud computing inside out, but now its tentacles are squeezing media and advertising, and disrupting the state of technology, the economy, job creation, and society at large. How Innovation Works : And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt Ridley.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leader. Play Nice But Win is a riveting account of the three battles waged for Dell Technologies: one to launch it, one to keep it, and one to transform it.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Thomas Jefferson had one of the most exhaustive personal libraries of his time prior to donating it to the Library of Congress (which many joked Roosevelt had read). For those who read less, one strong motivator is to apply more of the ideas into innovative action plans for that day. And the batter is like the energizer bunny.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

It must innovate and re-create its products or services but equally the enterprise itself.” – The Executive in Action, 1996 Can you think of examples of seemingly successful businesses that ultimately failed because they did not innovate and recreate everything from their products/services/processes to the basic fabric of the organization?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

We the Leader : Build a Team of Equals Who All Lead AND Follow to Drive Creativity and Innovation by Jeffrey Spahn. We live in a constantly changing world with new technologies introduced daily, perpetual connectivity, and relentless pressures to do more, faster, better. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2016

It’s laughable by today’s standards, but, back in 1988, I spent countless hours in the New York City Library doing the research needed to complete my first book…and, it was that first book that launched my career. Yes, I did it the old fashioned way — I bought books and read them.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 12, 2019

Older people are not renowned as being the most innovative, and indeed various biases operate against older people in terms of their creativity and propensity for fresh ways of approaching things. What’s more, these innovations are often with the interests of the community at heart rather than any personal or commercial gain.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 20, 2020

COVID-19 has forced students around the world to learn remotely via a range of video-based technologies. The assessment suggests that the various tools and technologies used in both approaches can be used effectively together to create new approaches for assessment, discussion, and reflection that can improve educational practice.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 2, 2024

Blockbuster was given the chance to buy Netflix but declined due to its paltry library […] Kodak developed a digital camera in the 1970s, but its images weren’t as good as film images, so it ended the project. Decades later, that decision ended Kodak.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 2, 2017

Google, many other cutting edge companies are sharing key technologies openly. Soon after Google released TensorFlow, Facebook announced it would open source its own library of AI tools. Tesla open-sourced its electric car patents. Even more recently, IBM shared its quantum computing platform on the cloud.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

You can read our run-down of the shortlist for the SME Growth and Social Enterprise and Innovation categories here and here. His research predominantly focuses on understanding the strategic and ecosystem enablers of innovations/start-ups tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Keep reading who else made the shortlist?

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CO2

DECEMBER 24, 2010

They have been studying over the past decade innovation within established organizations. In the process they have compiled perhaps the most extensive library of innovation case studies in the world. If you are struggling with innovation in your organization this is a must read. There is just one little problem.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

The business world is about to witness a new era where transformative technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and 5G come together, opening up a world of possibilities. Businesses primed to leverage these technologies to streamline everything from supply chains to sales and marketing will be riding the wave’s crest.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 2, 2015

From a neurological standpoint, this is not surprising, as the brain is wired to store past experiences and use them as a library to understand and react to life as we move forward. Continued on Fast Company: via How We Can All Contemplate The Future Of The Workplace | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 21, 2021

Such an entrepreneur is open to infusing new talents, innovations and creativity into the business to strengthen it and guarantee its longevity. Technology-based employee training offers a stack of solutions that address all parts of their learning needs. Inspire innovation. Boost brand visibility and brand credibility.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The number of books in my library is huge. Fast forward a decade, and here we are again, bewildered by how technology, politics and other forces seem to be disrupting the world we knew and know. Barker believed that excellence, innovation and anticipation are the triad of the future. By now, paradigm has become a buzzword.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

With over 20 years of technology experience, he has a fresh and unique perspective in guiding and managing product teams and has a knack for synthesizing conceptual ideas and turning them into reality. Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. Enjoy the post and don’t hesitate to tweet your comments to Jim directly.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2020

” We have already enshrined in law the global right to health, despite the evident challenges in providing high quality care to the entire world.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

They trawled through the library of talks posted on the TED YouTube channel, and used facial recognition technology to detect the gender and ethnicity of the speakers. They’ve been home to some of the most well known scientists and entrepreneurs, but concerns persist that they are dominated by white men.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 3, 2023

The year of third spaces Research from the Swinburne University of Technology argues that 2023 will be the year in which working from third spaces becomes the norm. The Swinburne research found that cafes are the preferred third place work venues, but participants also use libraries, pubs, parks, and coworking spaces.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Other ideas: donate your expertise as an award, speak at the local library or school, and interview local officials to report for newsletters. Be guided by appropriateness and tie into what the target values or needs most.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 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. Here are three examples of what is possible: Libraries. Rarely do any of these have a useful library. There are 1.8

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2012

Polymath status is accessible to just about anyone with a modem, a library card, and the desire to learn. And, most recently, MIT and Harvard teamed up to launch edX , a "planet-scale, technology-enabled" online education platform that offers college courses for free. Information is everywhere, and it's often free.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2011

Why don't we get her a toy that encourages that interest so she'll be more familiar with the technology as she gets older?". One of my managers told me that one of our sources of competitive advantage was our library, where we had stacks of paper reports that were too expensive for individual companies to purchase. blame Holly!).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2011

But innovation theory can provide a crystal ball; theory could have predicted iTunes' success and it's currently predicting Spotify's success. With a basic grasp of technology innovation trends, Tower should have known as much and immediately begun running around with its hair on fire. It's business model innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

For those interested in engaging classic literature, Wikipedia has a list of "The 100 Best Books of All Time," and Modern Library has picks for novels and nonfiction. Richard Tedlow, Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built. There are a number of wonderful reading lists out there.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

For those interested in engaging classic literature, Wikipedia has a list of "The 100 Best Books of All Time," and Modern Library has picks for novels and nonfiction. Richard Tedlow, Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built. There are a number of wonderful reading lists out there.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

As game-changing technologies transform every business process, they also give us the ability to create new products and services that were impossible just a few years ago. Therefore, the CIO''s role must shift from protecting and defending the status quo to embracing and extending new innovative capabilities. CDs to MP3s?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

In the language of social innovation, it must have a well-thought-out "theory of change" (or "logic model"). If you have an innovative job-training program, for example, it must be clear why participants stay in the program, how it helps them acquire jobs upon graduating, and what promise it holds for improving the quality of their lives.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Shortly after the elimination of Geography here at Harvard, the discipline underwent a quantitative and computational revolution that eventually produced innovations like Google Maps and global positioning systems, to name just two. Design Information & technology Technology' The timing couldn’t have been worse, really.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

If you want to win their hearts and minds, you have to master the latest technology, assimilate vast quantities of data, engage and delight your customers, and deliver products and services that surpass expectations. And yet today’s top marketers are combining technology and teamwork to generate extraordinary results.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

The innovation game is changing. For example, when Apple expanded from music players to phones, it carried over to the iPhone not just the technology and software that powered the iPod but also users' entire music collections and its music store's entire supplier base. Delivering great products is no longer sufficient for success.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2011

Frequently repackaged (by us — here's one example — and others) and incessantly cited, "Marketing Myopia" offers a way to approach everything from libraries to thinking green. Its impact as a concept has weighed on generations of innovators: it's hard to imagine marketing malpractice without this antecedent.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Our research on major innovations finds that when disruption occurs, technologies don’t replace technologies; systems replace systems. These new therapies could face a similar fate if prices can’t be brought down. Something has got to give. New business models.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2018

andrew nguyen/hbr staff/the new york public library. “If only we could tell our stories better,” is a refrain I hear often from people I work with in the science and technology community. In my experience, startup and technical business leaders don’t tell their innovation stories well. And I understand why.

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