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PLAYING IT SAFE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING YOU CAN DO

Innovation 360 Group

In 2015, they filed for bankruptcy, finally ceding their throne to mobile rideshares like Uber and Lyft. It’s not a coincidence that Stockholm’s Spotify suddenly sprouted up in 2008, among the ruins of music industry giants. Taxis, Records, and Toys: A tale of three industries. It wasn’t the tech startups alone that brought them down.

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Regulations Work – Applaud SOX and Dodd- Frank

Adam Hartung

Last week the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) pre-released some results of its 2015–2016 Public Company Governance Survey. In reaction to the failure of Lehman Brothers and the almost total bank collapse of 2008, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010.

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

2008) have written an excellent paper on the discussion of what entrepreneurship competence actually. Koppl, 2008; Lewin, 2011). Sharp (2010) has found that there is strong paradox in (entrepreneurial) leadership when it comes to innovation at the personal level of the entrepreneur. When to be creative, when to be managerial.

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The 10 Telltale Signs of Future Troubles for WalMart

Adam Hartung

If we look closely at events at WalMart we can see telltales of problems destined to emerge for the retailing giant: 1 – In March, 2008 WalMart sued a brain damaged employee. 6 – In January, 2015 we d iscovered traditional brick-and-mortar retail sales fell 1% from the previous year.

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Can Netflix Double Pivot to Be a Media Game Changer?

Adam Hartung

By 2008 Netflix reached $1B revenues, reducing Blockbuster by a like amount. By 2015 the company had more than doubled its previous high valuation. These were some really big companies that saw their market shifts, but failed to “pivot” their strategy to remain competitive. By 2010 Blockbuster was bankrupt.

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Four Innovation Paradoxes driving disruption

Innovation 360 Group

In 2008, I systematically started to collect, analyse and use data to understand, invest, consult and lead firms based on their capabilities for innovation, simply because innovation seems to be what best describes the disruptions we see. Companies are born and cooperate globally in networks.

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Great Teams: An Interview with Don Yaeger

Michael Roberto

Don Yaeger: Purpose and leadership are essential to building a team culture. Once an organization determines its “why” and aligns its leadership style with the needs of its members, it is on the right path to becoming a Great Team. What role does culture play in the recruiting process, and why is that so important?