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The New Game Or Is It? Asset Orchestration

Paul Hobcraft

They might be operating at the two ends of the current internet trading spectrum and are coming from different market maturity positions but it is the asset management that is becoming critical for delivering the profit or dragging performance. I quote “I’d say Amazon are “ asset heavy ” whereas Alibaba remains “asset light”.

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How to Take Meaning from a Black Swan Event

The Inovo Group

We can all sense the many powerful unmet needs at the present, and in the coming months we will see more innovation than we have seen in years. The COVID-19 pandemic, a fifty-percent drop in the price of crude oil, and the knock-on effects to businesses and markets have upset the global order. The Black Swan (2007).

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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. We’ve seen the rise of the gig-economy. 2020 – THE FUTURE OF WORK ?

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

Idea Drop

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. Each CEO was so ignorant of history that they presented the same business plan over and over again, until Netflix was ready to take their market share with a bulletproof online offering.

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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. One , these companies operated in highly regulated markets. When disruption is barreling down on you, the worst place to stand is the middle of the road.

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Good Ideas Often go Nowhere: Here’s What You Can Do About It

The Inovo Group

At the beginning of 2021, Zoom Video Communications (Zoom) had a market capitalization of $116B. Zoom was the result of the inability of Cisco Systems (market cap $189B), to recognize a huge, new opportunity. Eric Yuan, the founder of Zoom, was one of the first 20 employees of WebEx that was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2007.

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Get Real About Your Company’s Future

The Inovo Group

As the world becomes increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous ( VUCA ) , longer-term disruptions are the greatest existential threat to a company’s growth and survival. Relatively few methods and tools exist to help companies gain insights into longer-term futures that include discontinuities and disruption.