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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business Review

Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new. In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped.

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Is Myopia the Biggest Threat to Innovation?

IdeaScale

For decades, it was the technological leader in photography. The Harvard Business Review’s autopsy of how Kodak lost its way reveals what happened. How did Napster, which enjoyed a brief moment of popularity in 2001, back when broadband was limited mostly to colleges, kill a $14 billion industry?

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. This lightweight, technologically proficient reinvention of existing MP3 players was an global phenomenon that has since sold more than 400 million units since 2001. Take the iPod for example.

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#1,376 – Week In Review

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

NASA landed a probe on Eros back in 2001. Drone technology hasn’t really taken off yet (pun intended) but all that may be about to change thanks to a novel approach that aims to turn drones into portable canopies, capable of springing into action to provide people with shade during concerts and sporting events. Drone Canopy.

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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

Apple began its stunning transformation with the iPod in 2001, during the darkest days after the Internet bubble burst. This remains true in an upturn, especially as we ramp up again since customers’ priorities and mindsets themselves may have fundamentally changed due to the economic circumstances.

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3 Effective Strategies for Leading Across Generations in the Workplace

CMOE

So, you could give team members the option of working remotely or only in the office part of the time, and you could institute a process of annual reviews to appeal to the priorities of all generations. Gen Z workers tend to focus on promotions and work-life balance, whereas Gen X and Baby Boomers value stability.

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If An Early Idea Got Your Business This Far, What Will Advance You Further?

Daniel Burrus

However, as times changed, these entertainment personalities eventually burned out faster than they came in due to a sophomore slump of a follow-up to their viral song or movie that put them on the map. Everywhere you looked, you would be hearing the performer, band, actor or actress’s name, synonymous with their song or film.