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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. Iraq War 2003: The U.S. They assumed he was a financial genius who could guarantee high returns to investors.

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How to Keep Innovating During an Economic Crisis

Innov8rs

Embrace a different mindset about those obstacles, and think about the situation in three ways: Acknowledge reality: Accept that everyone is struggling, even the major tech companies and big banks. Review your company's innovation practices, reassess your approach, and build capacity for the future.

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

The BMI Lab Blog

2008), or, more simply, the value proposition (Teece 2010). 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). Havard Business Review. The object of innovation 2. McDonald, R.

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Know Your Emerging Trends

IdeaScale

We’re changing our behaviors: We’re even changing our bodies: teenagers now ring the bell with their thumbs , because it is their dominant digit due to mobile phone use. It’s changing our world: in 2008, more things were connected to the internet than there are people on the planet.

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Top 10 yet2 Blog Posts of 2018

Yet2

Our team wrote a number of widely read blog posts in 2018, spanning the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, adjacency in tech scouting, startups and their comparative value proposition, anonymous searches in tech scouting and more. Tech Scouting Blog Posts. Here’s a recap of those blog posts.

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The Travel & Hospitality Industry is Being Disrupted, Again.

Leapfrogging

Each month I’m tapping into the industry expertise and experience of one of Plug and Play’s 15 industry verticals to highlight the disruptive trends, technologies and companies shaping the future. The “travel-tech” sector has attracted over $19B+ since 2008. The “travel-tech” sector has attracted over $19B+ since 2008.

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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

And its iPad was introduced during the 2008 downturn. This remains true in an upturn, especially as we ramp up again since customers’ priorities and mindsets themselves may have fundamentally changed due to the economic circumstances.