Innovator's Dilemma

Innovator's Dilemma: Conflict firms face when new tech disrupts their successful products, challenging existing business models.

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Trend Scouting

processes & methodologies to assess how trends will unfold to help you shape & inspire your future products, services and customer engagements.

Roadmaps

A tool or process that leaders use to map out crucial development steps, including Bak and Nour implementations, for successful innovation.

Excellence

Excellence: Persistent pursuit of high-quality outcomes in all actions and creations.

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How Steve Jobs predicted what would cause Apple to lose its innovative edge

How Steve Jobs predicted what would cause Apple to lose its innovative edge

Steve Jobs predicted that companies focused on sales and marketing will lose their innovative edge. Recent criticism of Apple shows this may be happening to them.

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Innovation Dilemmas

Innovation Dilemmas

Innovation creates dilemmas in business, which must be managed over time. Recognizing the difference between dilemmas and problems is key to managing and balancing these tensions.

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Innovation, Invention and Entrepreneurs

Innovation, Invention and Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship, innovation, and invention are related concepts but differ in their needs and purposes. This article explores the distinctions between them and why it's important to understand their meanings for successful policy-making.

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Innovator Dilemma vs. Innovator Phenomena: The Theory of the Firm’s Phenomena

Innovator Dilemma vs. Innovator Phenomena: The Theory of the Firm’s Phenomena

Established firms struggle with mastering the economics of choosing. The integration of technical-technological, economic, and social aspects within firms leads to unresolved relationships. The article proposes the unification of the Innovator Dilemma and Innovator Phenomena to reconcile candidate innovation methods.

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Key Innovation Management Models and Theories

Key Innovation Management Models and Theories

Understanding the different models, theories and frameworks of innovation can help to make sense of this complex field. This article explores different types of innovation and introduces several innovation models and theories, including the Innovation Matrix, Ten Types of Innovation, and the Innovator's Dilemma.

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The Innovator’s Dilemma: Lessons from Kodak

The Innovator’s Dilemma: Lessons from Kodak

Kodak's downfall due to digital photography is not about failing to recognize a disruptive technology, but about the "innovator's dilemma": the difficulty in evaluating the innovation's true value and creating something new instead of adapting to existing structures.

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The Innovator’s Dilemma: Narrow Theory, Widely Applied

The Innovator’s Dilemma: Narrow Theory, Widely Applied

The concept of disruptive innovation has been taken out of its original context and is now used in a variety of ways. Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator's Dilemma, explains the five principles of disruption and how to handle it.

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What is Disruptive Innovation? | Disruptive Innovation Examples

Disruptive innovation is often misunderstood. It is a theory, framework, and business model that has been successfully implemented by companies like Netflix, Apple iTunes, and Aldi.

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Which is the Innovator? Kroger or Amazon?

Kroger is already experimenting with Amazon's innovative ideas.

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Why Big Companies Are Losing When It Comes To Disruptive Innovation

Why is it difficult for big corporations to establish and maintain innovation strategies? The innovator's dilemma arises when companies have to focus on sustaining innovation rather than disruptive innovation. They need to find ways to transcend this dilemma and allocate resources to both sustain and innovate.

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Why Is Innovation So Hard?

Companies face obstacles in innovation management due to cultural challenges, missing critical capabilities, and lack of leadership support.

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The Innovator’s Dilemma

The Innovator’s Dilemma

Understand how outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership, or even disappear altogether.

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The Innovator’s Solution

The Innovator’s Solution

An innovation classic. Clay Christensen’s work continues to underpin today’s most innovative leaders and organizations.

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