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Breakthrough Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

IdeaScale

Aren’t breakthrough innovation and disruptive innovation the same thing? After all, the car, the telephone, the smartphone, the electric car, the solar panel, weren’t these all breakthroughs that were also disruptive? Breakthrough innovation is an innovation from inside a company that pushes something to the next level.

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Why incremental innovation is so easy; disruptive is so difficult

Jeffrey Phillips

For me, one epiphany that happened this week was when I was thinking about how valuable truly disruptive innovation is, and why it is done so rarely. Then, there's the added question of why almost all disruptive innovation is typically undertaken by an industry upstart or outsider, rather than a company currently in the field.

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Creating the conditions for disruptive innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

In what is probably one of the most revered books among innovators, Edward De Bono wrote about six "thinking" hats. Whether you refer to this as the "creative hat" as de Bono did, or refer to it as a naive or uninformed opinion, or think about it with the wonder of a child, your teams need this perspective. Outside the box?

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An innovation culture or a culture of continuity

Jeffrey Phillips

I've been reading and thinking a lot lately about what is described as a "culture of innovation". Another base principle is that most companies desire innovation in the form of new product and services to create new revenue and new market share. Therefore, all innovation work is new and uncertain.

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Unleash Your Teams Strategic Potential: 10 Ways to Craft the Best Business Strategies

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Strategic Thinking in Business The Importance of Strategy in a Disruptive World In today’s business environment, disruption is the new norm. A well-crafted strategy can serve as a compass, guiding your organization through the complexities of a disruptive world and towards sustained success.

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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Idea to Value

We had a target to hit, and I was responsible for producing the reporting for the rest of the leadership team (of which he was one), but as time went on it became clearer and clearer that it would be impossible to hit the target, which would have an impact on the overall team budget. Volkswagen.

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Don’t Fear Disruption, Leverage It! 

Daniel Burrus

Think about the future. When you think about the future of the industry you work in or own a business in, what makes you feel secure? Is it your position title, your abilities, or a specific product or service that the company performs or creates? I challenge you to read this paragraph and then close your eyes and focus.