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7 Noteworthy Disruptive Innovations of 2015

HYPE Innovation

Disruptive innovations are defined as those new products and services that are so unique and powerful that they literally disrupt the entire industry. The cloud, for instance, was disruptive because it changed the way that people store and use information and applications.

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Uncharted Waters Disrupting the Corporate Boardrooms

Paul Hobcraft

When you read a report that has within its executive summary this: “ In combination the boards stand unarmed to enter the battlefield of future business creation in a disrupted world ” it makes you want to read on. A lack of understanding innovation in all its forms is coming back to haunt them.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

The number of companies, which have established dedicated business model innovation units and processes is even lower. Alex Osterwalder defines a business model as “a set of assumptions or hypotheses” and Michael Lewis claims that “all it really meant was how you planned to make money” (Ovans, 2015). The object of innovation 2.

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Innovators in FMCG love Direct to Consumer

Destination Innovation

It boasted continuous innovation in product design and enjoyed a gross margin of around 60%. It was founded in 2015 with $2.5m Hubble Contacts , founded in 2016, aims to disrupt the market for contact lenses by selling direct. Their innovative mattress was chosen as one of Time’s best inventions of 2015.

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Market Disruption vs. Business Disruption: The Inertial Disruption Factor

Legacy Innovation Group

Market Disruption vs. Business Disruption: The Inertial Disruption Factor. Jan 30, 2015 | Anthony Mills. As with physics, so with business innovation. Whenever an innovation impacts a market, it also impacts the business delivering the innovation. The odds are simply not in their favor.

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Disruptive Energy.

100%Open

By any measure, that was a disruptive statement. The Kyoto Protocol followed in 1997, with the Paris Agreement in 2015 setting meaningful targets that might just be enough to achieve the required changes. Bulb is a new energy supplier in the UK that’s disrupting the energy supplier market. He said yes, we printed.

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59 Innovation Events for Q4 2015

Innovation Excellence

Earlier this year, Jason Williams shared a list of 46 Innovation Conferences for 2015. Explorious Ventures, both a collector and connector, has curated the world's largest list of innovation-related events, conferences, festivals and happenings. See the list here! Continue reading →