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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business Review

In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new.

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Overwhelmed, underwhelmed at the Web Summit, Lisbon

Paul Hobcraft

I am taking the opportunity to review the Web Summit, held in Lisbon last week of 5th (evening) to 8th November 2018. The Web Summit, originally Dublin Web Summit, is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey. Overhype is an understatement.

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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

As McKinsey points out , organizations that focused on innovation even during the 2009 crisis, outperformed the market average by 30% and their growth continued to accelerate the following years as well. You might have guessed that it depends on the industry, market, and specifics of the organization.

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A whole-health approach to skin care: Could hormones explain your skin issues?

Christensen Institute

Does its whole-health approach to skin care pose disruptive potential in the health care market? Does it target people whose only alternative is to buy nothing at all (nonconsumers) or who are overserved by existing offerings in the market? Is the technology paired with an innovative business model that allows it to be sustainable?

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Innovation & Strategy Conference: Driving Home Disruption

Yet2

Karen Madden , VP Technology and Innovation of PerkinElmer, provided first-hand experience and advice on how big corporations can drive impact by cooperating with startups: “It’s not an option anymore, if you don’t team up with the disruptive, you’re going to get disrupted.” All companies have a mix of internal and external innovation.

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How best to use innovation to fight corruption: 2 Case Studies

Idea to Value

Some initiatives like the Whistleblowing Helpline in South Africa and TRIMS app in Nigeria (to map transport blockades asking for bribes) are already having an effect, and using technology with a centralised database allows people to quickly report and track offenses. Case Study 1: Afghanistan Police being paid to their mobile phone.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

After all, the first portable MP3 players hit the market in 1998 and by 2001 there were over 50 different models available through which you could download and play music from your computer. Similar innovation strategies can be noted within all fields of industry; from the technology sector to the entertainment industry.