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Intentionality and the Differentiating Competitive Advantage 

Planview

Fresh off the pain of my poor Boilermakers loss in the NCAA tournament, I reflect on what a startling competitive disadvantage you’re at if your competitor can score buckets at three times your team’s speed. Speed of software delivery is either a competitive advantage or a startling disadvantage in the digital age.

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Podcast S3E54: Rita McGrath – Seeing inflection points of innovation

Idea to Value

One of the interesting points we cover is the concept of Inflection Points in innovation, and the management structures and governance from leadership required for innovation to thrive in a company. 00:03:00 – Resource allocation is really at the core of strategy, and innovation requires these investments as well.

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Book Chapter: Activities and Challenges in Environmental Scanning

ITONICS

Highlights: Practice-oriented case study in innovation management of a B2B technology company Description of four central environment scanning activities: (1) trend management, (2) competitor monitoring, (3) networking & (4) deep dives.

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Discontinuous Innovation: Transforming Industries & Creating New Markets

Qmarkets

In this article, we delve into the essence of discontinuous innovation, its impact on the competitive landscape, and how businesses can harness its transformative potential. In the book, Christensen distinguishes between two types of innovation: sustaining innovation and discontinuous innovation.

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Book Chapter: Activities and Challenges in Environmental Scanning

ITONICS

Highlights: Practice-oriented case study in innovation management of a B2B technology company Description of four central environment scanning activities: (1) trend management, (2) competitor monitoring, (3) networking & (4) deep dives.

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My Innovation Management Summer Reading: Ideas are Free.

KindlingApp

I was introduced to these innovation management resources a few months ago when two clients, both referencing The Idea-Driven Organization , came to Kindling looking for a software solution to evolve their innovation strategy. An eight-step process for developing an innovation management strategy.

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Imaginatik CEO publishes groundbreaking business book

Imaginatik

BOSTON – May 29, 2018 – Imaginatik today announced the publication of a groundbreaking new business book, Topple – The End of the Firm-Based Strategy and Rise of New Models for Explosive Growth. A changed competitive environment creates new rules and steps to take — as useful for start-ups as for mid-market firms and global brands. “The