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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. In 2014 Amazon entered the smartphone market with the release of the Fire Phone. It was attractively priced and scooped the market.

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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. This can be considered as an underused asset, just like if a company was not using a part of its channels to sell its products or was not using a given production line to its full capacity to meet market demand.

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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. This can be considered as an underused asset, just like if a company was not using a part of its channels to sell its products or was not using a given production line to its full capacity to meet market demand.

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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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Part 1: Accelerating the impact of Innovation Campaigns

Values Centered Innovation

In a 2007 McKinsey Quarterly article on “Leadership and Innovation,” the authors made it quite clear that “Innovation is a core driver of growth, performance and valuation.” Develop stronger marketing and branding. Part 1 of 3: Innovation is the core driver to meet critical business needs. Promote sustainability with all stakeholders.

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How to create a scalable strategy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis

mjvinnovation

Even before the pandemic, entrepreneurs already had a difficult time remaining relevant in an increasingly competitive market. This guarantees your foothold in the market for much longer. All while expanding their operations in the market, of course! We have been doing this for years through Agile Methodologies.