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CONTROLLED DISRUPTION [CASE STUDY]

Flying Fish Lab

A few years ago, we were faced with exactly such a situation, for a Vaseline project. So this particular project was already challenging from this perspective. Utter success, from a project perspective, only possible because we knew when to “Stick” and when to “Twist”. So, what to do next? Step 1: Stick.

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Lateral Thinking in Business Strategy

Destination Innovation

Dyson disrupted the vacuum cleaner market by creating bagless vacuum cleaners, a concept that challenged the traditional vacuum design and improved performance. This clever move diversified their platform and added a new dimension to the travel industry. Dyson’s Bagless Vacuum Cleaners : What can we remove?

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Silicon Valley’s Next Target: Disrupt the Construction and Real Estate Industries

Leapfrogging

Every industry, every company, and every leader must recognize one simple fact: every product, service, process, and business model will be disrupted–it’s just a matter of time. There’s no hiding from disruption. This process increases efficiency and reduces the cost of each construction project.

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Innovation and the Baskin-Robbins effect

Jeffrey Phillips

I like to eat ice cream at home, and when I am traveling I like to sample the local styles and flavors. In reality, what this leads to is lots of small projects, where many aren't focused on important new opportunities or markets that are vital for the longer term success of the company. Italy has delicious gelato. And so on.

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The Gremlin Strategy, or How to Ward Off Disruption

Matthew May

Such a person is Brian Muirhead, who at age 41 in 1993 accepted the job as flight systems manager of the Mars Pathfinder project and with it the NASA challenge to land a cutting-edge, remote-controlled robotic all-terrain rover on Mars that would reliably beam back images, collect samples, and return scientific data on the red planet.

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Human-centred innovation in a digital world.

Paul Hobcraft

Today we are facing many current disruptions where we need to react fast and intelligently. Just announced is the collaborative work that Siemens has been doing with BioNTech, getting involved in converting existing facilities in Germany to produce the mRNA-vaccine project. Keeping Us Safe for Resuming Travel.

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How AI and LMS are positively disrupting the workplace.

IdeaSpies

Traditional training programs like seminars and facilitations generally require high costs like travel, printed materials, cost of program instructors, venues and other on floor expenses. Cost effective. Having the LMS system readily available allows for a more flexible workplace where employee development, learnings and growth are core.