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The Gremlin Strategy, or How to Ward Off Disruption

Matthew May

Brian was a frequent visitor to Toyota’s Los Angeles campus during my tenure there as an advisor from 1999–2006. Brian would begin his story with how he was personally disrupted, in fact blindsided, by, of all things, one of his daughter’s kindergarten projects. Enter what I call the “Gremlin” strategy.

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

Wazoku

Driven by advancing technologies, accelerating connectivity, and changing attitudes towards employment, organisations are operating in a dynamic environment – one where fast-growing start-ups are disrupting traditional business models and AI is replacing human labour. What skills will be needed for the future of work?

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

Planview

It revolutionized cloud computing with the launch of Amazon Web Services in 2006. 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. Amazon continues to defy the odds all with a simple tweak to their mentality. Final thoughts.

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Innovation Management in 2023: Venture Building & Scaling

Innov8rs

Earlier McKinsey research found that companies prioritizing business building perform better, grow faster, and are more resilient to volatility and disruptions. In general, business building allows incumbents to blend startups' agility and rapid growth potential with their resources and established wisdom.

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

Planview

It revolutionized cloud computing with the launch of Amazon Web Services in 2006. 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. Amazon continues to defy the odds all with a simple tweak to their mentality. Final thoughts.

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Companies betting big on open innovation

hackerearth

[This paradigm] assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology.” ( Henry Chesbrough, 2006 ). The free flow, in and out, of ideas and IP promotes innovative ecosystems.

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PLAYING IT SAFE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING YOU CAN DO

Innovation 360 Group

When disruption came for the taxi industry, the music industry, the retail industry, and others, there were usually four flashing lights that just about anyone could see. When disruption is barreling down on you, the worst place to stand is the middle of the road. Disruption is the new normal in the global, mobile, digital world.