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What is Disruptive Thinking?

Destination Innovation

Elon Musk (Transportation): Musk disrupted the automotive industry with Tesla’s electric cars and transformed space exploration through SpaceX. Here are some examples of famous people who used disruptive thinking: Henry Ford (Manufacturing): Ford copied the idea of the production line from a meat packing factory.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Companies in the automotive value chain are faced with a challenging future. In this blog I explore what the automotive industry has been doing to address the potential disruption, analyze the effects of these initial steps, and provide recommendations on what corporations could be doing better. Volkswagen. Toyota Motors.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Companies in the automotive value chain are faced with a challenging future. In this blog I explore what the automotive industry has been doing to address the potential disruption, analyze the effects of these initial steps, and provide recommendations on what corporations could be doing better. Volkswagen. Toyota Motors.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Auto Industry

Innovation Excellence

Much like the smartphone allowed tens of thousands of entrepreneurs create remote service centers and a new type of maintenance offering; and facilitate the automotive Internet of Things that will connect those cars to the rest of the world.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 3)

Corporate Innovation

In a previous post I wrote about the disruptive innovations that have been introduced by Tesla Motors (Tesla) and Uber and presented the steps the automotive industry should be taking in order to address the startup-driven disruption. Startups must realize that they cannot disrupt the entire automotive industry.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 3)

Corporate Innovation

In a previous post I wrote about the disruptive innovations that have been introduced by Tesla Motors (Tesla) and Uber and presented the steps the automotive industry should be taking in order to address the startup-driven disruption. Startups must realize that they cannot disrupt the entire automotive industry.

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Questions about Innovation

InnovationTraining.org

How does innovation relate to entrepreneurship? Some examples of innovative ideas or approaches that have had a significant impact in different industries or sectors include: The development of the electric car, which has revolutionized the automotive industry and is helping to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.