Technology is constantly improving. We all know can see the progress that companies such as Samsung, apple and intel are making. It seems like only a few years ago that we thought that it would be impossible to fit 100 songs onto an iPod. Now most Americans hold the internet and unlimited potential in their …
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What’s Next In The Airline Industry…
What is the future of the airline industry? Henry Ford had the goal to put a car in every driveway in America. As he grew older and continued to improve his factories efficiency, he switched his aim to putting small planes in every driveway. Unfortunately, he never managed to make aviation widespread. In modern times …
Innovation Leadership Podcast
Seeing What’s Next- Post 3
Interestingly a company often reacts much like a person would when threatened by an unknown force entering the market. The fight or flight dynamic that arises in humans also exists in their decisions when viewing new entrants and possible industry changing innovations. The most common of these reactions is the flight or avoidance method that …
Seeing What’s Next: Using the theories of innovation to predict industry change: Chapter 1
“The historian in all of us cares about the past, while the decision maker in all of us cares about the future.” Clayton Christensen In chapter 1 Christensen begins to talk about the three types of customers with which entrepreneurs looking to innovate and existing firms should be concerned with. The first is the customer …
Seeing Whats Next: Using the theories of Innovation to predict industry change: Introduction
Seeing what’s next has been one of the most interesting and informative books I have read in a while. Right away Clayton M Christensen begins to explain his underlying drivers in market forces. He explains what market forces and conditions lead to innovations that change industries. He suggests that using theory we can predict which …
Investor Dilemmas
If entrepreneurs are the backbone of the economy than investors are like doctors. They act on a daily basis to help seeds grow into successful businesses. For one facing the business world alone the idea of asking for money might be foreign and awkward. It’s important that an entrepreneur looks past comfort and chooses the …
Hiring Dilemmas
Behind every business or organization there are hardworking and dedicated individuals serving the day to day functions that make it all possible. These people are the backbone of success and yet lack a blueprint or set of desirable skills that blanketly cover every firms present and future needs. How then do we find the best …
Role Dilemmas and Hiring
The process of hiring is a complex and potentially dangerous step that all businesses must partake in. Like all decisions in the early stages of the business cycle, short term gains might eventually be offset by long term consequences. In the case of employees entering a firm, a verdict must be reached as to whether …
Homogeneous Teams
Should I seek opportunities or comfort? This question is the foundation and starting line for any person seeking to learn about themselves and the world. In an era of globalized connections, we find ourselves more divided. This may be due to the surplus of information flowing through the average person’s mind daily or the inclination …
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