Christensen Institute

APRIL 5, 2022

While on my way back on a trip from Sierra Leone working with the team at Water4 , which provides affordable access to safe and clean water for thousands of Sierra Leoneans and across Africa, I had the opportunity to re-read The Innovator’s Solution authored by Michael Raynor and the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen.

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Marketing Management Disruption Competition 98

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 24, 2017

Lowe's at the Conference We were fortunate to have a team from Lowe's (home improvement not grocery) speak at our conference. This was the second year that a team from Lowe's provided us with insights on the opportunities and challenges of doing innovation in a large, distributed retail environment. What happens to Target?

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Conference Innovation Culture Design 113

Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

You wouldn’t buy milk and eggs at the grocery store if you could call your spouse at home and discover that you already had some, saving you time and money. In our personal lives, technology improves and simplifies our lives. Digital Technology Simplifies Our Lives. Think back to our telephone example for a moment.

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Disruption Trends Technology Industry 123

Acuvate

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Purchasing has undergone a tectonic shift as more and more product categories are resorting to online channels than brick-and-mortar stores. Purchasing has undergone a tectonic shift as more and more product categories are resorting to online channels than brick-and-mortar stores. The 10 CPG Industry Trends. Private Label Rivalry.

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Trends Industry Big Data Technical Review 72

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

While disruptive periods like this can be incredibly damaging, you only have to look at the companies founded during previous recessions to see that a crisis can also create many opportunities. These opportunities can be impossible to predict, so it’s crucial to keep your eyes (and minds) open to identifying these.

Innovation Management 52

Innovation Management Management Disruption Innovation 52

Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

While disruptive periods like this can be incredibly damaging, you only have to look at the companies founded during previous recessions to see that a crisis can also create many opportunities. These opportunities can be impossible to predict, so it’s crucial to keep your eyes (and minds) open to identifying these.

Innovation Management 52

Innovation Management Management Disruption Innovation 52

Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Grumbling customers in long lines at the grocery store, the friend who complains about how long it’s taking to find a long-term lover, the boss who wants things yesterday. How to Develop Patience and Why. Gratitude is a powerful process of shifting your energy and bringing more of what you want into your life.

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How To Learning Report Study 96

Yet2

APRIL 28, 2020

Large swings in demand create more crises than opportunities for traditional supply chains to manage through, whether it is a hospital or retail grocery store. No matter who you ask, the COVID-19 pandemic has materially changed our daily lives. Each day we wake up under the assumption that there is a new normal to aspire to.

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Meeting Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 64

Michael Roberto

APRIL 12, 2019

Shapiro has some terrific advice for data scientists attempting to discover opportunities for improving the customer experience. Perhaps, if you were studying a project on grocery stores, you might study someone who buys fresh food daily at the store, and prepares home-cooked meals for his or her large family each day.

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Data Study Design Thinking Design 20

Daniel Burrus

JANUARY 15, 2020

First, by being risk-averse, many organizations effectively limit the sorts of significant opportunities that naturally mandate a degree of risk-taking. One of the central principles of the Anticipatory Organization Model is to move beyond the idea of mere competition. Risk Management Redefined. That’s misguided for several reasons.

Management 53

Management Trends Internet of things Strategy 53

Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Grumbling customers in long lines at the grocery store, the friend who complains about how long it’s taking to find a long-term lover, the boss who wants things yesterday. How and Why You Should Develop Patience. Gratitude is a powerful process of shifting your energy and bringing more of what you want into your life.

Learning 48

Learning Report Study Creativity 48

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The majority of our work at Google has involved conducting user research with small business owners: the small guys that are typically defined by governmental organizations as having 100 or fewer employees, and that make up the majority of businesses worldwide. Recruiting. Recruiting tip #1: Give yourself an extra week, and then some.

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Tips Study Underperforming Technical Team Report 65

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Change a typical strategy exercise (say Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) to have people imagine the most outrageous possibilities for each area. Change a typical strategy exercise (say Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) to have people imagine the most outrageous possibilities for each area. Rearrange working groups.

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Exercises Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

MARCH 20, 2020

I have an overactive imagination. A penchant for exaggeration. A flair for the dramatic. Some people love this about me. My hiking club recaps featuring death defying encounters with packs of wild animals and herds of hang gliders have become the stuff of legend. But others refuse to take me seriously for this very reason. But this is different.

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Policies Meeting Culture Course 41

Hutch Carpenter

JANUARY 21, 2015

Is the idea a meaningful improvement over the current way people fulfill their job-to-be-done? Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen recently did one of his tweetstorms on the topic of Bitcoin, a technology he avidly supports. In 25 tweets , he talked about criticisms people have of Bitcoin. ” — Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) January 5, 2015.

Analysis 40

Analysis Technical Review Big Data Technology 40

Daniel Burrus

MAY 13, 2020

With Amazon dominating the retail shopping market since its inception, we were certain that we would see the end of big box stores as Sears and Boston Store fell hard. With Amazon dominating the retail shopping market since its inception, we were certain that we would see the end of big box stores as Sears and Boston Store fell hard.

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Technical Review Technology Disruption Marketing 53