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Why you should care about the Creativity Era

Innovation 360 Group

The Creativity Era: fast-moving markets, hyper competition and companies’ shrinking lifespan…. The era of creativity, also referred frequently by Philips and ADLittle, to mention two examples, presents the following characteristics: Rapidly expanding global competition , pushing companies to find new competitive advantage quicker.

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“Embrace Open Innovation or be Destroyed by it…” – A Case Study on Lego & Bagels

Qmarkets

Lindegaard, 2010). In the 1990s the company came close to bankruptcy due to the rise of digital entertainment such as video games; they needed to find new ways of exciting their customers. Proposals that receive support from 10,000 users are promoted to the next stage for review by a committee of experts. Lego – Bankruptcy.

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“Embrace Open Innovation or be Destroyed by it…” – A Case Study on Lego & Bagels

Qmarkets

Lindegaard, 2010). In the 1990s the company came close to bankruptcy due to the rise of digital entertainment such as video games; they needed to find new ways of exciting their customers. Proposals that receive support from 10,000 users are promoted to the next stage for review by a committee of experts. Lego – Bankruptcy.

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Innovate, Adapt, Overcome: How to Beat a Recession with Idea Management & Continuous Improvement

Qmarkets

However, by developing an innovation strategy that anticipates a downturn, you can help your enterprise weather the storm and even uncover lucrative ways to gain a competitive edge. In 2010 – a time when many fashion companies were still reeling from the economic crisis – Hermès opened its first and only men’s store on Madison Avenue.

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Business model creation and innovation in China: not just copycats.

The BMI Lab Blog

In 2010 Taobao had close to 80% of the C2C market in China, entirely displacing eBay. eBay’s Chinese brand could not subsidize competition with Taobao, as long as the global headquarters demanded numbers and profits every year. A year later, in 2004, it occupied over 50% of the market, displacing eBay to the second position.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

Now, with the advent of innovation software, the process of ideation and collaboration mostly happens online. Due to the time limit, participants will be intensely focused on innovation. In many cases the goal is to create usable software or hardware. Offline/group discussions can often be dominated by the same talkative people.

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Can Microsoft Claw its Way Back into Relevancy?

Outside Innovation

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform was somewhat late to the party (announced in 2010) and is still in catch up mode compared to Amazon's AWS. HoloLens: the next generation 3D Augmented Reality holographic environment for gaming applications, but first for commercial business applications, such as molecular modeling and 3D design.