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Best Strategy Blog in 2015

Norbert Bol

The best read strategy blog in 2015 was the blog from 1 February 2015 about “ Sustainability driving innovation “ I personally like this blog the most as well, as it supports the evidence that sustainability strategies stimulate innovation, beacuse sustainability needs new knowledge and capabilities.

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The Risks of Sticking with Legacy Technology

Daniel Burrus

Legacy technology is like that old pair of jeans you wore as a teenager. Move that anecdote onto a larger stage and you have a fairly accurate picture of why many organizations hold on to legacy technology—tools that are long outdated: comfort. In a world of exponential change, legacy technology is trouble. Compliance penalties.

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Options-based Strategy: An Approach for Uncertain Times

The Inovo Group

This is the second in a series of articles about the convergence of strategy and innovation. For more information about the series, and a list of published and upcoming articles, please visit A New Era of Strategy and Innovation. Most strategies are built on specific beliefs about the future. Highlights.

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BD Named 2015 Outstanding Corporate Innovator Winner by Product Development and Management Association

Innovation in Practice

The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), the premier global advocate for product development and management professionals, announced today that it has awarded the 2015 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) Award to BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX). 7-11 in Anaheim, Calif. 10 during the PDMA Annual Conference.

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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). Disruptive innovations are innovations that radically change existing structures and markets (Pisano, 2015). The object of innovation 2.

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How Innovation Helps Address Sustainability Challenges

IdeaScale

Environmental Resource Management, or ERM, recently showcased this with a brilliant innovation strategy. ERM held its first global innovation tournament in 2015 , with the goal of using existing technology to build on their offerings to their clients. That was the key advantage of ERM’s innovation strategy.

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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

IdeaScale

And in 2015, that was what the GSA set out to encourage more of. In 2015, the GSA held what was intended to be a one-off event called “The Great Pitch.” ” Hosted by what was at the time the agency’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, the idea was inspired by funding rounds in the VC sector.