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Challenging the Assumption of the Status Quo

Innovation Excellence

(A Lesson Learned from Yogurt) GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton In September 2006, I moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, on a temporary assignment with BCG. As one does when arriving somewhere for an extended period, I went to the grocery store to stock my kitchen. Since the grocery store was on the ground floor of my […]

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How college presidents can last in the job to create lasting change

Christensen Institute

Instituting and solidifying lasting change at most colleges and universities is not an overnight phenomenon. That’s down from nearly nine years in 2006. Understanding their success has much to teach leaders about how to manage innovation and change. Those individuals’ time in the presidencies have been measured in decades.

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Spotify, how a startup from Sweden changed the music industry

Articles from GroundControl

In 2006, Spotify was founded in Stockholm by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. The post Spotify, how a startup from Sweden changed the music industry appeared first on GroundControl. This blog is the first of a series of articles of famous companies and the search for their working business model. They […].

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Spotify, how a startup from Sweden changed the music industry

Articles from GroundControl

In 2006, Spotify was founded in Stockholm by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. The post Spotify, how a startup from Sweden changed the music industry appeared first on GroundControl. This blog is the first of a series of articles of famous companies and the search for their working business model. They […].

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You Can’t Change Fundamental Behaviors Without Changing Fundamental Beliefs

Innovation Excellence

In 2006, Blockbuster Video launched Total Access, a service that allowed its customers to rent videos online and return them to stores. The strategy was an immediate hit with customers and before long its online unit was making big gains against Netflix. It seemed that the video giant had finally cracked to code to renting.

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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

by Brian Tracy – 2001 Mindset by Carol Dweck – 2006 Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann – 2007 Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman – 2011 Thrive by Arianna Huffington – 2014 Atomic Habits by James Clear – 2018 The post Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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What impact does time pressure have on creativity?

Idea to Value

At the same time, there is no shortage of stories of people, teams and companies succeeding under tremendous time pressure to come up with game-changing ideas to solve a problem, produce a piece of art or breakthrough new product. However, above moderate levels of stress, creativity quickly falls.