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How WOW Air Disrupted The Airline Industry

Innovation Excellence

So, how did one airline company disrupt the airline industry through a low-budget carrier? A remote, often misunderstood country, Iceland has become one of the hottest tourist destinations. This is quite alarming.

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“Decouple” the Value Chain to Drive Digital Disruption

Leapfrogging

Digital disruption isn’t just about the internet or mobile technology. I recently had a chance to connect with Harvard Business School professor, Thales Teixeira, whose most recent book, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain , highlights the dynamics of “decoupling” and why it will drive even more disruption than we’ve seen in the world.

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Here’s How You Know Your Industry Is About To Be Disrupted

Innovation Excellence

In a variety of industries today, ranging from airlines to healthcare to even buying a coffin for a funeral, a handful of major players dominate, which allows them to raise prices and restrict consumer choice. On his hit HBO show Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed to the dangers of corporate consolidation. Anybody who has flown.

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Future-Centered Design: How to Turn Great Ideas into Action Plans

Daniel Burrus

From the iPod at Apple to the Happy Meal at McDonald’s—both digital and physical innovations in all industries have often stemmed from collaborative creativity at all levels. Southwest Airlines has a notable history with both intrapreneurship and solving both internal and external company pain points creatively.

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Overcoming fixedness before being locked in amber

Jeffrey Phillips

But unlike the insects, that loss of freedom isn't because of a tangible, sticky substance, but because of the stickiness of their perspectives, their cultures, their experiences and education and their industry conventions. When multiple factors are changing, disruption is easier to accept. What's fixed / what mutable?

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Building a Business Case for Innovation Management – Why Now?

Qmarkets

While disruptive periods like this can be incredibly damaging, you only have to look at the companies founded during previous recessions to see that a crisis can also create many opportunities. Casualties of Innovation Complacency The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has forced all companies to act.

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Building a Business Case for Innovation Management – Why Now?

Qmarkets

While disruptive periods like this can be incredibly damaging, you only have to look at the companies founded during previous recessions to see that a crisis can also create many opportunities. Casualties of Innovation Complacency The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has forced all companies to act.