Tim Kastelle

MARCH 7, 2016

This requires companies to proactively or reactively innovate their business models in order to remain competitive. The platform environment is mostly characterized by a tension between collaboration and competition of the participating companies, often referred to as coopetition. Cases in point: Lego and Burberry.

Innovation Management 100

Innovation Management Management LEAN Technical Review 100

Adam Hartung

JULY 27, 2016

August, 2014 I wrote about McDonald’s Growth Stall. The company had 7 straight months of revenue declines, and leadership was predicting the trend would continue. McDonald’s stock languished around $94/share from 8/2014 through 8/2015 – but then broke out to $112 in 2 months on investor hopes for a turnaround.

Trends 36

Trends Leadership Marketing Competition 36

Your Ideas are Terrible

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Make Your Best Customers Even Better , HBR March 2014. Our leadership doesn’t care about quick wins”. You’ll mitigate market risk and have a built-in competitive advantage. Leadership is more likely to take a chance on these projects. So they want just the right stapler for each stapling occasion. Go talk to them.

Innovation 58

Innovation Leadership Engagement Creativity 58

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Back in 2014 at the time of the last survey by Altimeter, only 25% of companies undergoing some form of digital transformation had mapped the customer journey, as now 88% cited CX as the driver of change and why technology was the necessary solution.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Report Survey Artificial Inteligence 100

Integrative Innovation

APRIL 7, 2016

Let’s sum up some relevant findings of these studies, making the case for dual innovation management: BCG: Most Innovative Companies 2014 . This trend is even more pronounced among strong innovators, with those pursuing a centralized approach rising from 68 percent in 2013 to 71 percent in 2014. Source: Accenture.

Disruption 40

Disruption Innovation Survey Study 40

Adam Hartung

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Leadership touted a higher same store sales number, but that is completely misleading. McDonald’s leadership has undertaken a back to basics program. As customer counts are declining, leadership is trying to pull more money out of its declining “core.” McDonald’s profits rose 23%.

Leadership 36

Leadership Marketing Report Competition 36

Adam Hartung

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Back in January, 2014 CNBC headlined “ Tracking the Slow Death of an Icon ” as it listed all the things that went wrong for Sears in 2013 – and they have not changed two years later. Through case analysis the good professor taught us that leadership could make decisions that increased company valuation.

Trends 36

Trends Competition Analysis Leadership 36

Adam Hartung

AUGUST 21, 2015

I was in the finals of my third grade arithmetic competition. Born in 1916, to her it was a disgrace that her only son lost a competition to a female. Once in the competition they frequently have to deal with lots of attacks – even from their own teammates. How clearly I remember. But it hit me like a tsunami wall.

Training 36

Training Competition Groups Tools 36

Matthew Griffin

JUNE 1, 2015

Typically there are two groups that will be looking to disrupt your business – competitive corporations, either from within or from outside of your current industry and Entrepreneurs. Transforming a large business takes time, leadership and a firm hand but managed correctly you can make the turn and still be in the lead.

Disruption 40

Disruption Industry Competition Marketing 40

Innovation 360 Group

MARCH 22, 2015

According to a study at Oxford University (quoted in The Economist 2014) at least 50 % of todays jobs will be digitalized and automated within 20 years! The increased competition means that it will become even harder to be unique on the market which in its turn will lead to consolidation to larger bodies in many markets.

Report 40

Report Industry Technical Review Marketing 40

Innovation 360

MARCH 22, 2015

According to a study at Oxford University (quoted in The Economist 2014) at least 50 % of todays jobs will be digitalized and automated within 20 years! The increased competition means that it will become even harder to be unique on the market which in its turn will lead to consolidation to larger bodies in many markets.

Report 40

Report Industry Technical Review Innovation 40

Strategos

MAY 5, 2016

remain competitive if more than two thirds of the workforce leaves their brains, their commitment, and their passion at home? What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation. Employees Not Engaged Despite Gains in 2014.” According to Gallup¹, only 31.5%

Management 40

Management Innovation Engagement Product Development 40

KindlingApp

JUNE 1, 2015

In November of 2014, I became the Chief Information Officer for the MidAmerica Division of HCA. The book does an excellent job of both underscoring the importance of empowering employees and demonstrating the competitive advantage companies can gain through their number one resource: their people. Robinson and Dean M.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review Innovation Programs Culture 40

Adam Hartung

JULY 13, 2016

Since 2014 there has been an undeniable trend toward raising the minimum wage, now set nationally at $7.25. That will serve them well competitively. However, both actions look a lot more like reacting to undeniable trends in an effort to simply keep their organizations functioning than any sort of corporate altruism.

Trends 36

Trends Training Competition Meeting 36

Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

These could include: percentage of staff trained in innovation, leadership time spent on innovation vs. regular operations and percentage of budget that is invested in innovation projects. By buying out the competition, they eliminate this threat. This is what many large organizations do.

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

These could include: percentage of staff trained in innovation, leadership time spent on innovation vs. regular operations and percentage of budget that is invested in innovation projects. By buying out the competition, they eliminate this threat. This is what many large organizations do.

Survey 40

Survey Innovation Crowdsourcing Idea Management 40

The Inovo Group

APRIL 17, 2017

By reducing economic friction, digitalization enables competition that pressures revenue and profit growth. Moreover, there is a spectrum of leadership commitment that will affect the path your journey takes. A Framework for Digital Business Transformation ; Cognizant; October 2014. the more traditional enterprises). Weinelt, B.;

Disruption 40

Disruption Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Tips 40

Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 9, 2020

Those that follow this model often collaborate with FinTechs and start-ups through various means: innovation fairs, competitions, and small seed investments, to identify prospects. 48% of employees surveyed by Booz&Co in 2014 believed that critical capabilities are lacking to execute and sustain change.

Industry 40

Industry Radical Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 40

Technology Created

DECEMBER 23, 2015

1] “Innovation in 2014.” You will, in fact, almost without knowing it, have joined the ranks of the real innovators! Photo by woodleywonderworks / CC_BY. [1] ” [link]. BCG Perspectives, 28 Oct. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! New York: Random House, 1990. 3] [link]. [4] 4] Arthur, W. “The Structure of Invention.”

Innovation 40

Innovation LEAN Course Company 40

Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2016

This requires companies to proactively or reactively innovate their business models in order to remain competitive. The platform environment is mostly characterized by a tension between collboration and competition of the participating companies, often referred to as coopetition. Cases in point: Lego and Burberry.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Big Data Innovation Technical Review 40

Tim Kastelle

MARCH 13, 2016

As of the first quarter of 2014, 30 percent of Fortune 500 companies did not have a mobile app, and less than half had a mobile website. However, most companies are not yet adept in innovating truly customer-centered and need to build these capabilities in order to stay competitive.

Innovation Management 100

Innovation Management Management Underperforming Technical Team Big Data 100

etventure

OCTOBER 6, 2016

With the help of etventure, the company tackled the challenge of digital transformation in 2014. Considering the current competition surrounding driverless cars, it is incomprehensible that anyone could say that they are ‘a long way off.’ And the following figures about steel distributor Klöckner offer a concrete example.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence Industry 40

Open Innovation EU

MAY 17, 2017

As opposed to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking is not necessarily bound to entrepreneurs (to be); it is an essential skill for ‘strengthening human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (Bacigalupo et al., Shane, Venkataraman, & MacMillan, 1995; Venkataraman, 2014). Corbett, Covin, O’Connor, & Tucci, 2013).

Entrepreneurship 62

Entrepreneurship Study Creativity Learning 62

MSSBTI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Meanwhile, there may also be disruptors you cannot see or predict creating new types of competition. In 2014, Russia collapsed due to oil prices and sanctions, and in 2015, China no longer looked like a strong bet. Strategic planning is more essential, but leadership has to consider it differently using a Complexity Lens.

Technical Review 45

Technical Review Leadership Analysis Change 45

Leapfrogging

APRIL 23, 2015

Hilary announced her run for office, and six women took home the Pulitzer Prize (compared to one female winner in 2014). This isn’t just unjust, it threatens the future of business innovation, the economy, and global competitiveness. 2015 has so far been monumental for women. Yet, when it comes to business, women get screwed.

Innovation 100

Innovation Software Leadership Policies 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 23, 2015

Hilary announced her run for office, and six women took home the Pulitzer Prize (compared to one female winner in 2014). This isn’t just unjust, it threatens the future of business innovation, the economy, and global competitiveness. 2015 has so far been monumental for women. Yet, when it comes to business, women get screwed.

Innovation 100

Innovation Software Leadership Policies 100

Adam Hartung

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

But if we take an historical look, despite how well WalMart’s value has done between 2011 and 2014, there are ample reasons to forecast a very difficult future. 2 – In March, 2010 AdAge ran a column about WalMart being “stuck in the middle” and effectively becoming the competitive “bulls-eye” of retailing.

Trends 36

Trends Competition Company Marketing 36

hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Simply put, design thinking is an action-oriented and solution-focused methodology used to solve complex problems, such as those faced by organizations in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. What is Design Thinking? The focus is not on the problem, but on the solution that will give rise to a preferred future.

Design Thinking 65

Design Thinking Design Innovation Course 65

Innovation 360 Group

JUNE 19, 2018

That starts by working outward from a thorough assessment of your organization’s aspiration and abilities, including an investigation of your company culture, leadership styles, and potential capabilities. Even the most powerful innovations can flounder if they don’t have the full support of company leadership.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Radical Innovation Technical Review Software Review 40

Innovation 360

JUNE 20, 2018

That starts by working outward from a thorough assessment of your organization’s aspiration and abilities, including an investigation of your company culture, leadership styles, and potential capabilities. Even the most powerful innovations can flounder if they don’t have the full support of company leadership.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Radical Innovation Technical Review Software Review 40

Adam Hartung

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

With fewer and fewer sales, consolidation is wiping out many companies, and leaving those remaining in margin killing to-the-death competition. By summer of 2014 it was clear that l eadership in the developer world was clearly not Microsoft. Today the situation is only exacerbated. But, it probably doesn’t matter.

Marketing 36

Marketing Leadership Company Competition 36

Matthew Griffin

JUNE 9, 2015

Your journey to reinvent your organisation using new 21 st Century principles will be difficult but with a clear vision and strong leadership you’ll find that you still have time to survive and that will be the topic of one of my future articles. Stay tuned for Industry 3.0.

Disruption 40

Disruption Ideation Marketing Policies 40

Adam Hartung

APRIL 5, 2016

And while other manufacturers are happy with single digit percentage volume growth, in Q4 Tesla shipments were 75% greater in 2015 than 2014. Based on recent orders Tesla is vastly outselling competitive electric automobiles made by competitors, all of whom are much bigger and better resourced.

Project 36

Project Analysis Course Competition 36