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What is ‘True Creativity’? (part 2 of 5)

Idea to Value

You see, back in 2005 I started work with one of the largest management consulting firms in the world. It became clear that while most companies said they wanted to innovate and be disruptive, what they actually wanted was to play it safe and do what other companies were doing. What I wanted was to help companies actually innovate.

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Disruptive Technology is ALWAYS Greeted with Doubt, Skepticism and Rejection

Linda Bernardi

Every disruptive technology is greeted with doubt, skepticism, and rejection. In 2002-2005 when as the founder of my startup ConnecTerra Inc, by all accounts the world’s first official IoT company, I started talking to folks about how everything would get on the internet and the economy would be shifting.

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How can you put innovation to work? Take these examples

Exago

We can say it’s about R&D and S&T, but it’s also radical, disruptive, incremental and social innovation, as well as innovation competencies. The ‘Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data’ (3rd Edition, 2005) defines four. What is innovation? The post How can you put innovation to work?

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

The BMI Lab Blog

2005) that the ´failure to adequately define the market is a key factor associated with venture failure´, we identify the definition of the target customer as one central dimension in designing a new business model. According to the degree of innovation, innovations can be divided into evolutionary and disruptive innovations.

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Innovation in action: Taking lessons, programs, and assessments online

Christensen Institute

The innovative potential (by Thomas Arnett, senior research fellow, education, for the Institute): The latest program improvements at King’s InterHigh offer an exciting look at disruptive innovation in action. In their early iterations, disruptive innovations always look substandard when compared to incumbent solutions.

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Getting to Yes Quickly: How Amazon Out-Innovates the Competition

Planview

They revolutionized the shipping and delivery business with Amazon Prime in 2005 and Prime Now years later in 2014. That’s a lot of innovation and disruption of an industry for one company. Most companies would feel lucky to have one innovative or disruptive idea. Adopting a yes mentality. Amazon has over 300,000 employees.

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Getting to Yes Quickly: How Amazon Out-Innovates the Competition

Planview

They revolutionized the shipping and delivery business with Amazon Prime in 2005 and Prime Now years later in 2014. That’s a lot of innovation and disruption of an industry for one company. Most companies would feel lucky to have one innovative or disruptive idea. Adopting a yes mentality. Amazon has over 300,000 employees.