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The law of diffusion of innovation

Idea to Value

Rogers’ research was the culmination of analysing more than 508 examples of diffusion of new ideas across a wide range of industries and social groups. An example is someone who waits in line to be the first person to buy a new Apple Watch. Often there is a pride associated with being in an exclusive group of forward thinkers.

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Use a Strategy Uncertainty Map to Find Clarity in Disruptive Times

Leapfrogging

For example, when you assess your projects on the basis of your uncertainty in these two areas, you get a relative view of which projects carry the most risk so you can invest more wisely. Technology — How certain are we that we have the right technologies for the product? Internal Capabilities.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

Example: Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford, originally hailed from Boeing, a completely different industry. Example: Oprah Winfrey has displayed high emotional intelligence throughout her career, which began in television and expanded to include various other ventures.

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DISRUPTIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

One of the best examples I have heard of comes from a talk given by Luke Williams, which illustrates the potential of Disruptive Thinking. This example comes from the ultra-competitive drinks industry. Within the ‘real’ world, there are a number of really exciting examples of disruptive thinking in action. This is not enough.

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How to See Your Hidden Assumptions

Leapfrogging

This is a very simple example to illustrate how we all make assumptions. Examples might include things like board games children like most , the healthiest yet best tasting desserts , or the most successful social media influencers. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. Identify Areas of Intrigue.

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How to use the 70-20-10 Rule to drive innovation within your business

Leapfrogging

For example, new or different markets could be explored or time and resources could be expended to develop products or services that are outside of the realm of what the company typically produces. Magazine , a globally recognized? The final portion of the rule proposes that 10% of the organizational stakeholder’s time and .

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Dark Innovation: Why Stealth is the Way to Go

Phil McKinney

Personal Example of a Dark Innovation Project Over my career, I've created several dark innovation projects leading to commercial products and services. Wired Magazine described it as. Or the cinematographer who's developing 3D movie technology with director James Cameron. Or the Vice Premier of Taiwan.