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Calling all innovators: Africa’s electricity market is ripe for market-creation

Christensen Institute

In 2021 , stimulus spending meant to spur investment in energy projects was still falling short of what was needed to ensure a sustainable recovery from the crisis. In other words, if innovators create markets that serve nonconsumers of electricity, they’ll also, in effect, generate transformative developmental impact.

Marketing 116
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Discontinuous Innovation: Transforming Industries & Creating New Markets

Qmarkets

By definition, it refers to the introduction of groundbreaking products or services that fundamentally change market dynamics, often rendering existing solutions obsolete. This form of innovation doesn’t just improve on existing products; it completely redefines them, creating entirely new markets and consumer behaviors.

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8 Types of Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Qmarkets

It’s the secret sauce that has transformed startups into tech giants and turned traditional businesses into market leaders. Innovation isn’t just about the next big idea; it’s a multifaceted strategy that businesses employ to navigate through the twists and turns of today’s dynamic markets.

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The Pressing Need to Link Risk into an Innovation Strategy- part one

Paul Hobcraft

So in a three-part series I want to set risk in a better strategic and operational framework but to begin with until we address the alignment issue between a firm’s strategy and the linkage of the innovation activities, innovation fails to make the essential boardroom connections.

Strategy 124
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Does culture eat strategy for breakfast?

Innovation 360 Group

Innovations are infinite, even within a finite market. However, not all innovations start with the same chance at a fully productive lifecycle. The perception of a gang of wired people in white coats doing the “innovation thing” is widespread, but nothing, based on data from 6,000+ companies in 62 countries, could be more wrong.

Culture 63
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The trough of innovation disillusionment

Paul Hobcraft

We are already in or heading for a trough of innovation disillusionment. Over time our organizations are finding increasing reasons to put off the more radical innovation that is needed. A fast follower strategy is really hard, think Apple actually. So do we all have this growing feeling of a lack of real innovation?

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Four reasons why corporate startups fail (and how yours can be succesful)

whataventure

In our recent research on why corporate startups fail and what makes them successful, we had an insightful discussion with more than 40 decision-makers and project leaders from various corporates. The story of MOBIKO starts at Audi Business Innovation in 2017. Rarely innovation projects are being prioritized over the daily business.