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Ten Modern Examples of Bad Assumptions

Destination Innovation

Year 2000 Computer Bug: There were dire predictions and anticipation of widespread computer failures at the turn of the millennium due to the Y2K bug led to massive expenditures and preparations, but the actual impact was minimal. In 2004 Blockbuster employed 84,000 people worldwide and operated 9,000 stores. Iraq War 2003: The U.S.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

It can be defined as a holistic view of a company's bundle of products and services that are of value to the customer (Osterwalder 2004). The degree of innovation When differentiating by innovation object, a basic distinction is made between product-, process-, service-, technological-and business model innovation (Edwards-Schachter, 2018).

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

New generations, societal change, sustainable goals and disruptive technology require organizations to be much more flexible, self-reinventing organisms that don’t fit above-mentioned design principles. structured ambidexterity; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2008; i.e. contextual ambidexterity; Birkinshaw & Gibson, 2004).

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Average company lifespan has shrunk to 10 years – Don’t be average!

Innovation 360 Group

It can happen due to reasons out of your control, like changing cultural values, changing technology, or shifts in customer demographics. Technology is changing so rapidly now that the assumptions you made about the market a few years ago probably no longer hold true. People simply move on and leave the past behind.

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Business model creation and innovation in China: not just copycats.

The BMI Lab Blog

We can summarize their business approach in the following points: The Chinese customers are avid buyers of technology. At the same time, in 2003-2004, Alibaba invested USD 52 million to enter the C2C market in China through its service, Taobao.com. How do Chinese innovators work?

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future. Now, how about these? Leadership Insights 1.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Jack Ma (2000), Jeff Bezos (2003), Mark Zuckerberg (2004), Reed Hastings (2007), Brian Chesky (2008), Travis Kalanick (2009), Anthony Tan (2012). 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future. Now, how about these? Leadership Insights.