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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

The number of companies, which have established dedicated business model innovation units and processes is even lower. 2008), or, more simply, the value proposition (Teece 2010). Business Models in the context of Innovation A common way to differentiate innovations is the categorization according to two generic characteristics: 1.

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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

Four Power Moves to Turn Economic Downturns into Innovation Uptrends During an economic downturn, it’s hard to think outside the bucks – let alone the box. As a result, we focus internally, at the expense of forward-looking innovation. And its iPad was introduced during the 2008 downturn.

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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

Innovators are forced to give up on initiatives, projects, and resources. In this context, innovators wonder how to get ideas across, how to continue projects, what back-up solutions to find and how to keep innovation afloat. Why is Innovation Essential During an Economic Downturn?

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The Innovation Intensity needed in the Energy Transition

Paul Hobcraft

The level of innovation intensity within the Energy Transition is a fascinating one and one I continually place more and more a focus upon. We need to accelerate innovation and technology adoption. No one is going to stop investment in proven, tested technology, processes.

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Top 10 yet2 Blog Posts of 2018

Yet2

Our team wrote a number of widely read blog posts in 2018, spanning the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, adjacency in tech scouting, startups and their comparative value proposition, anonymous searches in tech scouting and more. Tech Scouting Blog Posts. Here’s a recap of those blog posts.

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The Travel & Hospitality Industry is Being Disrupted, Again.

Leapfrogging

Now big travel and hospitality companies are going after the next disruptive innovation themselves before getting blindsided yet again. Each month I’m tapping into the industry expertise and experience of one of Plug and Play’s 15 industry verticals to highlight the disruptive trends, technologies and companies shaping the future.

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Water4: market-creating innovation at the heart of Sierra Leone

Christensen Institute

Estimates suggest that $260 billion is lost globally each year due to lack of basic water and sanitation. . But one innovative organization is taking a market-creation approach to solving some of the challenges associated with providing safe drinking water. million people since 2008. As a result, many water projects fail. .