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You need a red team, not a red pill

Jeffrey Phillips

Those of us who watched the movie or have seen it on ubiquitous reruns, know what happens next. The metaverses we create for ourselves merely build on what we already know - they don't show us the hidden hands and string pullers behind the scenes. In the Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo the choice of a blue pill or a red pill.

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The Book that Took 9 Years to Publish

Stephen Shapiro

Hopefully this article will serve as inspiration (and education) to others who want to publish a book. March 2011: I submitted the final manuscript to Penguin for Best Practices are Stupid. Although I addressed why this was critical, I realized I never give readers specific tools on how to do this. The list grew over time.

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

The BMI Lab Blog

The holistic approach of how a company is implementing a strategy and works its way towards its vision is described by the logic of all dimensions of its business model – the WHO, WHAT, HOW and VALUE. This figure shows how competitive advantage is generated over a market lifecycle.

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Shifting innovation from a vague buzzword to a mechanism of progress

Christensen Institute

Below, Todd shares his three-step process, grounded in Christensen’s theories, on how to shift innovation from a vague buzzword to a clear way to make progress. Here, Dunn adds perspective to the roadmap we provide and calls out three steps leaders can take to seed future success. He immediately answered Intuit.

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How to Build the Ultimate Crowdsourcing Platform: Qmarkets’ New VP of Product Discusses Creativity and Innovation Management

Qmarkets

Sivan Leshem joined Qmarkets in 2011 as a project manager, before going on to manage the product delivery department during a period which would see Qmarkets grow into a leader within the idea management market. Three elements underpinned how we conceived and formulated the product: call to action, smooth operation, and “anytime, anywhere”.

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Seven Companies That Failed to Innovate and What Happened to Them

IdeaScale

Much of what we use today, from the “desktop” metaphor to the mouse to even the concept of a computer sitting on your desk, and using software, was pioneered at Xerox PARC. In theory, getting where we want to go as fast and as luxuriously as possible is a winner. So why isn’t Xerox up there with Microsoft and Apple? The lesson?

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Learning to be Innovative – Future Building’s Crucial Role in Driving Innovation Impact

Imaginatik

But critically, they also knew how to shape a vision of the future. An obvious example is a clue from 2011 – the public launch of Uber’s ride-sharing program in San Francisco. Many innovation programs, and some R&D teams, benefit from full-time staff who work as designated innovation scouts. Ecosystem Scanning.

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