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We are undergoing tremendous change. The CEO of advertising conglomerate WPP has said that “we’re seeing 10 years of innovation crammed into 4 weeks” as companies struggle with the impact of Covid-19 and rapid digitization.
I’m reminded of a great literary reference from The Leopard, by di Lampedusa, in particular the line ‘everything needs to change, so everything can stay the same.’… Read more
China is the world’s manufacturing hub… and while it innovates occasionally and has few world class Brand’s, China has one outstanding advantage… it still makes stuff.
And because Chinese workers produce most of the world’s goods, it means that they’re capturing most of the process and manufacturing knowledge that comes from the production process.
i teach strategy and the basis for great strategy is your internal advantage meeting an external opportunity creates potential success. … Read more
A critical challenging facing business leaders is where to find insight into the future. More than that many don’t actually know what insight really is, or isn’t. Many look toward the obvious and call it insightful
Insights are essential for creating a sustainable business. Not only are they the cornerstone of the design and innovation process, but they light the way forward identifying what to do next and act as catalysts for creating new value for customers.… Read more
Yes! and come to SMU to learn about it.
Last post was about strategy and differentiation, one of the ways to ensure you are differentiated is to think in a design thinking way.
Design Thinking is a tool for innovation, which uses a consumer-centered approach that puts the discovery of highly detailed consumer needs at the forefront of your innovation process.… Read more
Over the past four weeks I’ve reviewed Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation theory, identified other factors involved in disruption, looked at how damaging this can be to certain industries, and using Apple as a case study shown that depending on your industry and your business strategy you could become a victim or a victor in the disruption wars.
So how in this uncertain and complex business environment can I avoid being disrupted, beyond sticking to my strategy?… Read more
