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Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Innovation Magazine ArticleCreate new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. -
What Is Disruptive Innovation?
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive innovation has been enormously influential in business circles and a powerful tool for predicting which... -
How Generative AI Could Disrupt Creative Work
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleThree scenarios — and how to navigate them. -
McKinsey’s Three Horizons Model Defined Innovation for Years. Here’s Why It No Longer Applies.
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleIt assumes that breakthrough innovations will take years to develop. -
Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleWhat it missed was the business model. -
Strategy for Start-ups
Competitive strategy SpotlightFirst answer two questions; then explore four paths. -
ChatGPT and How AI Disrupts Industries
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleA look back at the taxi business illustrates what OpenAI's newest model might mean for creative work. -
The Innovator's DNA
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine Article"How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?" These are questions that stump most senior executives,... -
Disrupt Yourself
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleDisruptive innovation has been a pioneering concept in business since 1995. Johnson, a founding partner at Clay Christensen's investment firm, explains... -
The Ambidextrous Organization
Innovation Magazine ArticleEstablished companies can develop radical innovations and protect their traditional businesses. The secret? Create organizationally distinct units that are tightly integrated at the senior executive level. -
The 4 Tiers of Digital Transformation
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleA framework to ensure your digital investments are driven by strategic objectives. -
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleInformation technology is revolutionizing products, from appliances to cars to mining equipment. Products once composed solely of mechanical and electrical... -
Gillette, Razor Blades, and Creative Destruction
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleGillette is perhaps one of the most innovative companies in the world, constantly reinventing its own model, often upending past products in favor of the new in a fit of what most people call creative destruction. And no surprise, Gillette is at it again, with the first new shaver developed since Procter & Gamble bought […] -
Let's Stop Arguing About Whether Disruption Is Good or Bad
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIt's about building things, not destroying them. -
Sony: Winning the DVD Battle But Losing the Innovation War?
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleIt’s often said that generals “fight the last war.” They use tactics that worked in the last war and struggle when conditions change in ways that render those tactics ineffective. For example, after years of bloody trench warfare in World War I, France built heavy fortifications along its borders (the “Maginot Line”) to prevent a […] -
Breaking the Death Grip of Legacy Technologies
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleSeveral strategies can help companies let go of outmoded assets. -
Creating an Innovation Mindset
Innovation Digital ArticleVijay Govindarajan, Tuck School of Business professor and coauthor of the HBR article How GE Is Disrupting Itself. To create an innovation mindset, managers must bring in fresh voices from outside their company, encourage collaboration, and consider how emerging markets’ needs can spur ideas for innovative offerings. -
Why NBC’s Quarterlife Failed to Disrupt
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleIf you blinked, you missed NBC Universal’s hotly hyped new show “Quarterlife.” After airing a single episode on NBC, the media titan decided to move the program to its Bravo cable network. NBC–and the creators of “Quarterlife”–fell into a classic trap of trying to “cram” disruption into an existing model. No one has yet figured […] -
Have NBC and Fox Forgotten Enough to Disrupt?
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleMy last post argued that disruption in online video was likely to come from someone outside the industry. Yet, consummate industry insiders NBC Universal and Fox seem to be on the right track with their online video offering Hulu. How could that be? The companies have structured in a way that has helped them “forget” […] -
With Innovation, You Don't Get Points for Difficulty
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleSomeone in India recently asked me what I thought about an innovation strategy featuring a heavy dose of "imitation." My response was, "Innovation isn't...
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4 Forces That Are Fundamentally Changing How We Work
Business and society Digital ArticleOrganizations that harness these forces will unlock productivity and creativity. Those that resist risk becoming relics of a bygone era. -
How the Science of Choice Can Boost Innovation
Innovation Digital ArticleA process called choice mapping helps you apply constraints that can uncover novel solutions to problems. -
Why Today’s Leaders Need to Be Perpetual Learners
Business and society Digital Article“Changing yourself in the job, especially if you’re doing well, is one of the hardest things to do.” -
Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleFlashy automated solutions struggle to find a foothold in the trades, but there are technological advances taking place. -
The Right Way to Cut Costs
Management Digital Article"Efficiency" has become a corporate watchword as the era of cheap capital has ended. Amid layoffs and uncertainty, this Spotlight explores how companies... -
How Midsize Companies Can Make the Most of Disruption
Organizational change Digital ArticleNew research shows three ways these smaller companies can drive change rather than react to it. -
Ethics in the Age of AI
Management Digital ArticleThe next generations of generative AI, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies don't just pose a challenge for organizational operations and... -
Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Innovation Magazine ArticleCreate new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. -
How Generative AI Could Disrupt Creative Work
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleThree scenarios — and how to navigate them. -
How Biometrics Are Transforming the Customer Experience
Innovation Digital ArticleAs technology like facial recognition becomes more pervasive, companies need to prioritize privacy and security. -
Lessons on Customer Engagement from Fan Controlled Football
Innovation Digital ArticleThe esports venture uses blockchain to let fans call the shots in real time. -
Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan: AI Is Getting Good, But Still Can’t Replace Human Curiosity
Business and society Digital ArticleIf developed the right way, technology will augment–not replace–human labor. -
Innovating in Uncertain Times: Lessons from 2022
AI and machine learning Digital ArticlePlus strategies for driving transformative growth in 2023. -
ChatGPT and How AI Disrupts Industries
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleA look back at the taxi business illustrates what OpenAI’s newest model might mean for creative work. -
What Makes Innovation Partnerships Succeed
Innovation Digital ArticleCollaborations often start with high hopes — then break down. Here’s how to actually make them work. -
Welcome to Web3
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleWeb3--a blockchain-based web that includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more--promises to transform the experience of being... -
Making Quantum Computing a Reality
Digital transformation Digital ArticleHow Infosys is developing real-world applications of the technology. -
3 Exercises to Boost Your Team’s Creativity
Creativity Digital ArticleMove beyond brainstorming. -
How to Steer Clear of Groupthink
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleThree research-backed strategies to keep innovative ideas flowing. -
Robots Need Us More Than We Need Them
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleResearch shows that companies that are investing heavily in digital technologies to harness the power of human-machine collaboration are dramatically...
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Portillo's: How to Deliver?
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Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study6.95View Details As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18 months, Kevin Kelly was pleased with his accomplishments so far but concerned... -
Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
Calpine Corp.: The Evolution from Project to Corporate Finance
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In early 1999, Calpine Corp.'s CEO Pete Cartwright adopted an aggressive growth strategy with the goal of increasing the company's aggregate generating... -
Pinduoduo
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered... -
UberX: Driving into London, Ontario
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In September 2015, the Community and Protective Services Committee of the City of London, Ontario, needed to report on options for potentially regulating... -
Digital Intelligence
99.00View Details No matter your role, technology continues to transform how you do your work. With access to a dizzying array of new tools, customer insights, and data,... -
SAM100: Will Construction Robotics Disrupt the US Bricklaying Industry?
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the marketing challenges that a robotics and automation technology start-up faces in the construction industry. A recommended framework... -
Phoenix: Facing the Disruptive Challenges of the Bike-Sharing Tide
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case mainly describes how Shanghai Phoenix Bicycle Co., Ltd. (abbreviation: Phoenix), with a history of over 100 years, was disrupted and changed... -
eReading: Amazon's Kindle
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and... -
Nintendo Switch: Shifting from Market-Competing to Market-Creating Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Nintendo languished in last place during the console wars of the early 2000s, with game industry analysts suggesting that the Kyoto-based firm exit the... -
Disruption in Detroit: Ford, Silicon Valley, and Beyond (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The (A) case focuses on the Ford Motor Company in Spring 2016 and how its then-CEO, Mark Fields, and his senior management team should best respond to... -
Alphexo Corp.: Confidential Negotiation Information
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details A two-party, multiple-issue dollar-scoring negotiation exercise dealing with the formation and terms of an IT-industry joint venture. Subordinates have... -
invisaWear Smart Jewelry: Providing Peace of Mind
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details invisaWear is a start-up that used Internet of Things (IoT) technology to create a fashionable, single-purpose wearable for young females to provide them... -
Yelp
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Yelp was a popular on-line destination for reviews of local establishments, written by volunteer Internet users and read by 20 million people per month.... -
nuTonomy: The Global Race to Get a Robotaxi to Your Door
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details nuTomomy was an innovative company spun out of MIT that sought to develop Automated Mobility on Demand (AMoD) services: fleets of highly automated on-demand... -
Ubernomics (C): Driver and Passenger Ratings
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details A key difference between ridesharing services and standard yellow taxis was the rating system. After a trip using a ridesharing service, riders were encouraged... -
Bajaj RE60: The Branding Challenge of Disruptive Innovation
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL), the world's largest manufacturer of three-wheel vehicles, was about to launch India's first quadricycle, built indigenously... -
Disrupting Digital Business: Create an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy
Strategy & Execution BookWe are no longer an economy of products and services. The digital transformation demands that we focus our attention on experiences and outcomes. Business... -
The Future of Start-Up Chile
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study15.05View Details In 2021, public accelerator program Start-Up Chile, which ten years earlier had created a global buzz, might be losing its competitive edge to similar...
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Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Innovation Magazine ArticleCreate new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. -
What Is Disruptive Innovation?
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive innovation has been enormously influential in business circles and a powerful tool for predicting which... -
How Generative AI Could Disrupt Creative Work
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleThree scenarios — and how to navigate them. -
McKinsey’s Three Horizons Model Defined Innovation for Years. Here’s Why It No Longer Applies.
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleIt assumes that breakthrough innovations will take years to develop. -
Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleWhat it missed was the business model. -
Strategy for Start-ups
Competitive strategy SpotlightFirst answer two questions; then explore four paths. -
ChatGPT and How AI Disrupts Industries
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleA look back at the taxi business illustrates what OpenAI's newest model might mean for creative work. -
The Innovator's DNA
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine Article"How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?" These are questions that stump most senior executives,... -
Disrupt Yourself
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleDisruptive innovation has been a pioneering concept in business since 1995. Johnson, a founding partner at Clay Christensen's investment firm, explains... -
The Ambidextrous Organization
Innovation Magazine ArticleEstablished companies can develop radical innovations and protect their traditional businesses. The secret? Create organizationally distinct units that are tightly integrated at the senior executive level.