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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

By investing in development and testing of digital technologies and the development of digital skills, the specialty chemicals company has the vision to push forward digitalization in the chemical industry and strengthen its position in the digital world. Tech and trend scouts.

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

Qmarkets

caption id="attachment_40714" align="alignright" width="438"] The speed of change in the banking industry has CEOs more concerned than in any other industry. The combined valuation of the top 50 banks worldwide make up almost one-third of this number: a whopping $4.3 banks are among the 10 least-loved brands by the millennials.

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8 External Sources of Innovation

ITONICS

By investing in development and testing of digital technologies and the development of digital skills, the specialty chemicals company has the vision to push forward digitalization in the chemical industry and strengthen its position in the digital world. Tech and trend scouts.

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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. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens. of the company.

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#1,526 – Tales From The Crypto: Self-Sovereign Identity

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

But hidden in their white paper was mention of an idea that would go hand in hand with a digital currency: the formation of a definitive decentralized digital identity for users. MIT Technology Review explains: “But what is a ‘decentralized and portable digital identity’? See, Facebook isn’t all bad.