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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Learnings from sports competitions Competition in business is similar to sports competitions – there are winners and losers. It also explains why prominent firms, which have been known for their innovative products for years, suddenly lose their competitive advantage?

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A brief history of work, innovation and skills in the UK

Wazoku

Advances in mechanisation, mass production and, more recently, technology have shaped where and how we work, as well as what we produce. A new era of work and technological change. New technology in the home made it easier for women to do paid work, relieving them of time-consuming housework. The digital revolution.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

In 2014 Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, and it is now on target to hit one billion active users by the end of 2015. The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources.

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

In 2014 Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, and it is now on target to hit one billion active users by the end of 2015. The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources.

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

In 2014 Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, and it is now on target to hit one billion active users by the end of 2015. The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources.

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

On May 1, 2003, KMart begins trading again. Media is under change, and that change is being created by technology. The Washington Post had to transition from a “newspaper” company to a “media and technology company.” He then should have invested that money in technology. But it did.

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Facebook’s Surge, Apple’s Slide and Chipotle’s Stall – It’s All About Growth

Adam Hartung

Breaking a streak of 51 straight quarters of revenue growth (since 2003) really sent investors fleeing. Apple iBeacons and Apple Pay continue their march as major technologies in the IoT (Internet of Things) market. That was after a 15% decline in Q4, 2015. First year Apple Watch sales exceeded first year iPhone sales.