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Visiting the dark side of the innovation moon.

Paul Hobcraft

I wrote a post in June 2012 on thinking about the dark side of the innovation moon. The power and force of the dark side has a growing attraction The difference that can be made is distinctive innovation, breakthrough and disruptive innovation. Have you ever wondered what is on the other side of the moon when you look up towards it?

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“Lean Startup, or Business Model Design, or Design Thinking?” is the Wrong Question

Leanstack

Every company needs to simultaneously optimize their existing business model (sustain) and search for the next evolution of the business model (disrupt). March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0?—?June even if you currently are the status quo.

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7 Things Every CEO Should Know About Their Patents

Anaqua

This concrete example from May 2012, when Google acquired Motorola, illustrates the challenge in the communicated value of “intangible assets” (where patents and trademarks reside in the Balance Sheet): Google Balance Sheet, intangible assets (in millions): End of 2013 $6,066. End of 2012 $7,473. End of 2011 $1,578. billion ($2.9

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Leading Innovation = Managing Uncertainty

Strategyzer Innovation

A great example of the Three Horizons approach was when Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s ten year roadmap at the F8 conference in April 2016. innovation risk and disruption risk). If we are managing a mature product or service, we have low levels of uncertainty until we face disruption. viability).

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“Lean Startup, or Business Model Design, or Design Thinking?” is the Wrong Question

Leanstack

Every company needs to simultaneously optimize their existing business model (sustain) and search for the next evolution of the business model (disrupt). March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0?—?June even if you currently are the status quo.

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Innovation in action: Value prior learning, no matter where that learning happens

Christensen Institute

Colleges can also evaluate prior learning sources on the program level, creating roadmaps to credit for any student who completes it. We tracked these students’ educational activities from their matriculation in the 2011-2012 school year through the end of 2018. Interested in contributing to the “Innovation in action” series?

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Get Real About Your Company’s Future

The Inovo Group

As the world becomes increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous ( VUCA ) , longer-term disruptions are the greatest existential threat to a company’s growth and survival. Relatively few methods and tools exist to help companies gain insights into longer-term futures that include discontinuities and disruption.