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Surrounded: When disruption hits on all sides (Part 2)

Christensen Institute

In Part 1 of this blog series, I highlighted that disruption in health care is increasingly present at many points along the consumer value chain. Key takeaways to recall from that first post are as follows: Disruption doesn’t stop where it starts. What happens when disruptors move up-market? Women make 80% of health care decisions.

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Innovators in FMCG love Direct to Consumer

Destination Innovation

Here are some other examples of successful DTC start-ups. Warby Parker was valued in 2016 at over $1.2B. Hubble Contacts , founded in 2016, aims to disrupt the market for contact lenses by selling direct. There are many other DTC clothing examples. They are now the market leader. It was founded in 2015 with $2.5m

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Why Financial Organizations Must Fight Digital Disruption with Digital Disruption

Qmarkets

The term ‘Digital Disruption’ describes the situation where an existing industry is being altered by emerging digital technologies. Financial organizations of all shapes and sizes are being disrupted by small, agile, innovative and technology-oriented companies which offer convenient and efficient services.

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Titans of Transformation: 5 Outstanding Examples of Innovation in Business

Qmarkets

When it comes to disruption on the modern business landscape, company size is no safeguard. What’s more, it’s estimated that digital disruption will wipe out 40% 2 of today’s Fortune 500 companies in the coming decade. Amazon: Harmonizing Disruptive and Incremental Disruption With the Element of Speed.

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Future-Proofing Financial Market Innovation – Fighting Digital Disruption with Digital Disruption

Qmarkets

The term ‘Digital Disruption’ describes the situation where an existing industry is being altered by emerging digital technologies. Financial organizations of all shapes and sizes are being disrupted by small, agile, innovative and technology-oriented companies which offer convenient and efficient services.

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Identifying Opportunities for Disruptive Innovation

Strategos

We are drawn to stories of entrepreneurs who came up with brilliant ideas that disrupted the existing “rules of the game” by which industry players compete with one another. Disruption. A recent report by the Economist showed that 60% of company executives view disruption as a threat rather than an opportunity.

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5 Takeaways from the 2016 Chief Innovation Officer Summit in New York

Planview

The recent 2016 Chief Innovation Officer Summit in New York saw no shortage of phenomenal topics, speakers, and discussions. Throughout the conference, there were several themes that became major talking points, including: Digital disruption. Disruptive technologies like virtual and augmented reality. Conclusion.