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How to Spot Your Innovation Blind Spot

Phil McKinney

Before Google developed its own self-driving car in 2007, most people, including established auto manufacturers, did not even contemplate the possibility. Conclusion Innovation is the lifeblood of any business, and it is essential to remain agile and adaptable to change. Another example is the development of driverless cars.

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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Some have been through the Great Depression, world wars, the Great Recession of 2007–09, and now, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. The Test of Time. Older organizations, especially those as old as Citibank, have been through a lot. Let’s go back to our example of Citibank, for instance.

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Innovation Insights from Jeff Bezos and Amazon

Destination Innovation

Traditional bookstores responded with their own websites but none was as appealing, as agile or as successful as Amazon. Yet that is what they did in 2007 with the launch of the Kindle. Within two months of opening sales were running at $20,000 a week and they continued to escalate. Amazon.com went public in 1997.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. On the other side you had the experts – think of Coopers and Edgett, Clayton Christiansen, Henry Chesbrough and Jay Doblin, theorizing and promoting new approaches to innovate. Merging Theory and Practice.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. On the other side you had the experts – think of Coopers and Edgett, Clayton Christiansen, Henry Chesbrough and Jay Doblin, theorizing and promoting new approaches to innovate. Merging Theory and Practice.

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Adapt or die: lessons from 5 companies that failed to innovate

Idea Drop

It feels like the world is moving faster than ever, which means that companies in every sector have to prioritise agile innovation or risk becoming defunct. In 2007 a small-time, ailing Netflix actually thought they were going to be acquired by the Blockbusters giant, but they decided they didn’t want to.

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Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of September

etventure

The goal is to follow the example of startups and to make the whole company more agile, adaptable and decisive. Yet it will not be easy for a company like Daimler, which has had established structures and processes for decades, to be transformed into a company that is agile and has a startup mentality.

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