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The flaw behind coding bootcamps’ attempt to disrupt higher ed

Christensen Institute

These entities were created during the same period that business guru Rita McGrath described recently in her post, “ The Rise, and Fall, of the Direct-to-Consumer Model ”: There was a brief period in the early 2010’s when a new business model – dubbed “direct to consumer” – emerged and threatened to upend established incumbents.

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Are You Future-Proof? Preparing for Technological Disruptions

Phil McKinney

Understanding Technological Disruptions Technological disruptions refer to unexpected shifts in technology that can disrupt industries, businesses, and life as we know it. This hugely impacted many industries, such as the newspaper and publishing industries, which saw a drastic decline in readership.

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Exploring the Connection between Idea Management and Customer Experience

IdeaScale

Delivering top customer experience is a main goal of companies across all industries. The key is standing out from the competition, but this isn’t always easy. This number increased from just 36 percent in 2010. The new technology allows IT professionals to step up app development to meet rising industry demands.

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The Need for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry

Innocentive

Whilst it may seem a brutally simplistic view, it’s a fair comment when one strips most businesses to their bare fundamentals, i.e. to develop and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage and to sell their product to as many of their target market as possible. Adopting open innovation is a potential solution.

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Overcome resistance and capture growth in the Financial Services Industry

Innovation 360 Group

We can embrace this opportunity by combining 21 st tools with industry expertise to deliver products and services that exceed our customers’ expectations. “Companies that master the delicate balance between cutting costs to survive today and investing to grow tomorrow do well after a <downturn>” HBR 2010.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Example: Kodak, a once-dominant player in the photography industry, struggled to innovate and adapt to the digital age.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Learnings from sports competitions Competition in business is similar to sports competitions – there are winners and losers. You don’t need to “reinvent the wheel” for small but innovative changes in your business model, instead get inspired by existing concepts in other industries and apply them to your business model.