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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. In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

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

Qmarkets

trillion (2016) according to a white paper by Oliver Wyman , a leading global management consulting firm. These banks recorded 58% growth between 2011 and 2016, a staggering number – that is until you review the performance of the industry’s newer entrants. The Key to Penetrative Disruption. trillion to $1.0 trillion.

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Innovation Budget Planning: 10 Key Components

eZassi

That is why Ezassi offers a unique profiling component as part of the Innovation Software platform that allows you to profile your entire team with quick uploads including: patents, white papers, presentations and social media links. Unlike other software, Ezassi doesn’t limit the number of users. Innovation Software.

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Innovation Budget Planning: 10 Key Components

eZassi

That is why Ezassi offers a unique profiling component as part of the Innovation Software platform that allows you to profile your entire team with quick uploads including: patents, white papers, presentations and social media links. Unlike other software, Ezassi doesn’t limit the number of users. Innovation Software.

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8 External Innovation Sources You should know

ITONICS

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. Which startups might disrupt the industry or are relevant to the business model? Software and consulting companies. Who is already connected to which startup within the corporation?

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8 External Sources of Innovation

ITONICS

Startup monitoring and potential future partnerships, therefore, play an important role in creating disruptive products and business models. Which startups might disrupt the industry or are relevant to the business model? Software and consulting companies. Who is already connected to which startup within the corporation?

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Part 2: Accelerating the impact of Innovation Campaigns

Values Centered Innovation

The 2016 State of Crowdsourced Innovation report from Spigit, the largest vendor of innovation management software by revenues, gives us some idea of how these software systems are used with their customers: 64% of surveyed customers use the platform company wide, rather than in just a few groups. Download the full white paper.