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

The BMI Lab Blog

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). According to the degree of innovation, innovations can be divided into evolutionary and disruptive innovations. Magretta 2002).

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Continuing the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.” It is evident innovation must be way broader than just technological RD&D. Firstly , I have been looking a little more at the emerging focal point of Grid Edge.

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When Disruption Becomes Destructive: How Can Financial Services Companies Close the Innovation Gap?

Qmarkets

Small, fast-moving start-ups are revolutionizing the global landscape with creative market-responsive solutions that are becoming increasingly accepted and utilized. These banks recorded 58% growth between 2011 and 2016, a staggering number – that is until you review the performance of the industry’s newer entrants. billion in 2015.

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Top funds for innovative ideas and startups: Asia — India

hackerearth

So many have gone down fighting and disillusioned—clamoring for funds to take novel ideas to market or trying to get significant commercial returns from the millions already invested in research. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review. It is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Part 1: India.

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Generation (I)nnovation: Why Today's Teens Instinctively Understand Disruption

Mills-Scofield

I am honored to host Whitney Johnson's post as part of the launch of her new book, Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. The abysmal job market for teens is forcing many of them to think differently about work.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. During Jeff Immelt’s tenure GE’s stock-market value fell by about half. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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PLAYING IT SAFE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING YOU CAN DO

Innovation 360 Group

Companies disappear all the time without a word, due to changing cultural values, changing technology, or changing audience demographics. When disruption came for the taxi industry, the music industry, the retail industry, and others, there were usually four flashing lights that just about anyone could see.