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How Networks Power Transformation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In February 2004, Viacom announced that it would spin off Blockbuster Video into its own independent company, which gave its CEO, John Antioco, the opportunity to begin addressing the disruptive threat emanating from Netflix head on.

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Self-Righteousness Isn’t A Strategy

Digital Tonto

I first noticed this in the aftermath of the Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004. So we feel the urge to lash out and silence opposition. That almost guarantees a failure to survive victory. Having overcome a falsified election, we were so triumphant that we failed to see the gathering storm.

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3 Strategies To Overcome Resistance To Change

Digital Tonto

It was Russia’s poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko in 2004 that set Ukraine on a different path. The truth is that radical, transformational change is achieved when not when those who oppose it are convinced, but when they discredit themselves. We find the same dynamic in our work with organizational transformations.

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Five Myths That Kill Change and Transformation

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell I first became interested in transformation in the fall of 2004. I was managing a leading news organization in Kyiv, Ukraine when the Orange Revolution broke out. It was an amazing thing to witness and … Continue reading →

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What impact does sleep have on creativity?

Idea to Value

Testing the impact of sleep on creativity One of the world’s foremost experts on sleep, Professor Matthew Walker, showed in 2004 research that by looking at a mathematical challenge before sleeping, the chances of discovering a novel solution to those challenges after sleep is more than doubled.

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Lateral Thinking in the Fight Against Crime. The Northern Bank Robbery Story.

Destination Innovation

On the night of Sunday 19 December 2004, two groups of armed men, masquerading as police officers, arrived at the homes of Christopher Ward and Kevin McMullan in Belfast. Both men were officials of the Northern Bank, one of the largest banks in Northern Ireland.

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It’s Not Enough to Drive Change, You Also Have to Survive Victory

Innovation Excellence

In early 2004, Viacom announced it would spin off Blockbuster Video, leaving CEO John Antioco master of his own fate. He moved quickly to meet the threat posed by Netflix head on, launching Blockbuster Online in 2004 and, after successfully testing the concept in a few markets, ending late fees in early 2005. Still, not.

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