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Recession, Survival and Innovation

Destination Innovation

During the recession that started in the Finance sector in 2008, Salesforce.com boomed by using a new business model, software as a service. Habits change. Consumers adopt new practices. This all means opportunity for the nimble. A famous example occurred in the 1920s.

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Teacher shortages bring to mind the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’

Christensen Institute

As a result, disruptive innovations typically start by serving areas of nonconsumption—where the alternative is nothing at all. By outperforming this alternative, disruptive innovations can take root and improve over time until they take over.

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How to Keep Innovating During an Economic Crisis

Innov8rs

Don't stop innovating: Companies that continued innovating during the 2008 crisis grew 30% more than those that cut their innovation investments. You already have the skills and methodologies to navigate uncertainty. Review your company's innovation practices, reassess your approach, and build capacity for the future.

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Your Guide to Incremental Innovation: Examples and Lessons from Global Brands

Qmarkets

Since launching the program in 2008 with a simple point-earning mechanism, over time the company has added a variety of different features, from gamification and personalized offers to mobile ordering and even NFTs. Consider continuous improvement software. It all depends on what suits your company and the goals it has set for itself.

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José Moreno

Innovation 360 Group

In the Private Sector, he’s been a pioneer Consultant and founder—associate of several Data, Software and Business, and IT initiatives. Software research. He’s passionate about music and Hispanic literature. Area of expertise: Strategy. General Management. Innovation Management. Design Thinking. Strategic Change. Geointelligence.

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José Moreno

Innovation 360

In the Private Sector, he’s been a pioneer Consultant and founder—associate of several Data, Software and Business, and IT initiatives. Software research. He’s passionate about music and Hispanic literature. Area of expertise: Strategy. General Management. Innovation Management. Design Thinking. Strategic Change. Geointelligence.

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IDEA 2008

Boxes and Arrows

CmapTools: From Meaningful Learning to a Network of Knowledge Builders РAlberto Ca̱as Based on theories of meaningful learning and education, Co-Founder and Associate Director at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Alberto Canas presents a software tool that allows users to collaborate in the construction of shared knowledge (..)