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HBR Podcast on Disruptive Innovation

Idea to Value

Do you know what disruptive innovation is? No, I am not talking about every start-up trying to disrupt their industry. I am talking about the original theory of disruptive innovation, as outlined by Professor Clayton Christensen in his groundbreaking Harvard Business Review article in 1995.

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China the story of innovation and disruption.

Paul Hobcraft

Disruption is all around us; it never seems to go away; it simply appears in a different and often entirely new form. The result is the same; it disrupts what we know and often in how we suddenly need to set about doing it differently. Much of the innovative disruptions seem so obvious; you wonder why we were not doing these before.

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Breakthrough Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

IdeaScale

Aren’t breakthrough innovation and disruptive innovation the same thing? It’s a common question when building innovation strategy. After all, the car, the telephone, the smartphone, the electric car, the solar panel, weren’t these all breakthroughs that were also disruptive? What Is Breakthrough Innovation?

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What is Disruptive Innovation? Definition, Examples and Best Practices

IdeaScale

What is Disruptive Innovation? Disruptive innovation is defined as a process in which a new product, service, or technology disrupts an existing market by creating a new market or significantly altering an existing one. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, in his book "The Innovator's [.]

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

We must still find ways to be innovative in order to remain at the forefront of our customer's minds. So how can we drive innovation and uncover new sources of revenue in this challenging retail environment? April 4th, 2023 at 12:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm EDT, 8:30 pm BST

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10 Game-Changing Disruptive Innovation Examples That Will Blow Your Mind

IdeaScale

Disruptive innovation examples are constantly emerging, changing the way industries function and altering the status quo. In this blog, we'll explore 10 game-changing disruptive innovation examples that are sure to blow your mind. As technology continues to evolve, so do the ways in which businesses operate.

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Disruption is not a strategy

Idea to Value

If you ask a number of startups what they are hoping to achieve, undoubtedly you will encounter one that is going to “Disrupt” their industry. Disruption is what Uber, Airbnb, Amazon and the iPhone did to their industries. Disruption is cool. Disruption is sexy. Disruption is a force which shapes markets.

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How To Create A Movement To Drive Transformation In Your Company Or Industry

Speaker: Greg Satell

A business model is disrupted, an industry is remade, the preceding order is no more and the world is transformed. What you need is a cascade: small groups that are loosely connected but united by a common purpose. When they synchronize their collective behavior as networks, they become immensely powerful.

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Navigating the VUCA World With Innovation Coaching

Speaker: Janet Sernack, Founder and CEO of ImagineNation

The current rate of unprecedented change and disruption to "business as usual" is causing a wide range of reactive responses within our organizations as well as by some leaders, many of whom are struggling to operate sensibly and proactively in a VUCA world. November 26, 2019 2:30 PM PST, 5:30 PM EST, 10:30 PM GMT.

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The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

In this webinar, Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR, will break down all of these new, innovative technologies and strategies that you can implement to mitigate historic challenges - and even teach you what NOT to do along the way! Register now! May 9th, 2023 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST