Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

He passed away in 2004. GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Some of you will not recognize the name Rodney Dangerfield, who was one of the funniest comedians of his time, if not all time. For those who aren’t familiar with Dangerfield, go to YouTube and search for his name, but only if you want to […]

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The Bliss Business Podcast

JANUARY 21, 2025

How does empathy influence your leadership style? How does empathy influence your leadership style?

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Digital Tonto

JANUARY 7, 2024

The next year, Viktor Yanukovych, the corrupt thug whose attempt to steal a presidential election sparked the Orange Revolution in 2004, was voted into power in a legitimate election. I remember walking past the kiosks that traded currency everyday, tracking Ukraine’s Hryvnia fall heralding an even more uncertain future.

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Destination Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. He has served as director of the consortium since then. He also works as a senior research scientist at LCS which has now become the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 26, 2019

In early 2004, Viacom announced it would spin off Blockbuster Video, leaving CEO John Antioco master of his own fate. He moved quickly to meet the threat posed by Netflix head on, launching Blockbuster Online in 2004 and, after successfully testing the concept in a few markets, ending late fees in early 2005. Still, not.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The chart above shows the financial outcomes for 21,640 different financing deals between 2004 and 2013 (note that these were the total number of deals, not individual companies). However, new data from Correlation Ventures shows just how risky investing in new companies can be.

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Digital Tonto

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

I first noticed this in the aftermath of the Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004. So we feel the urge to lash out and silence opposition. That almost guarantees a failure to survive victory. Having overcome a falsified election, we were so triumphant that we failed to see the gathering storm.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 12, 2022

GUEST POST from Greg Satell I first became interested in transformation in the fall of 2004. I was managing a leading news organization in Kyiv, Ukraine when the Orange Revolution broke out. It was an amazing thing to witness and … Continue reading →

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Idea to Value

APRIL 19, 2021

As noted by the BBC : When 14-year-old Swift moved to Nashville in 2004 to chase her dream of becoming a country pop star, she signed a record deal with Big Machine. It all comes down to owning your own platform as an artist. And in this case, Taylor Swift does not own the music for the first six albums she recorded.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 22, 2023

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In February 2004, Viacom announced that it would spin off Blockbuster Video into its own independent company, which gave its CEO, John Antioco, the opportunity to begin addressing the disruptive threat emanating from Netflix head on.

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Innovation Excellence

JULY 31, 2023

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 2004, I was managing a major news organization during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. One of the things I noticed was that thousands of people, who would normally be doing thousands of different things, would stop what they were doing and start doing the same things all at once, […]

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Everett Rogers (March 6, 1931 – October 21, 2004) was an eminent American communication theorist and sociologist, who originated the diffusion of innovations theory and introduced the term early adopter and the model for this we have become very familiar with.

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Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Directive 2004/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use. uri=OJ:L:2004:136:0034:0057:EN:PDF. Retrieved April 2008, from www.lloydspharmacy.com/wps/portal/aboutus/pr. 2 European Commission.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2004, I was managing a major news organization during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. One of the things I noticed was that thousands of people, who would normally be doing thousands of different things, would stop what they were doing and start doing the same things all at once, in nearly complete unison, with.

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Business and Tech

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In 2004, he took the step of founding his own construction company, and that decision became part of both our lives. We spoke with the couple about their experience fixing up a resort property — and attempting to open it during the COVID-19 pandemic — and got their best tips for homeowners looking to tackle their own DIY projects.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 18, 2021

The first podcasts and hosting service were introduced in early 2004, and it wasn’t until mid-2005 that Apple supported them on iTunes. How and why did podcasts get to the point of being a major form of media? Well, it certainly wasn’t an overnight success.

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Idea to Value

JULY 27, 2023

Unpack the task into subcomponents: Finally, research from 2004 has shown that if you “unpack” the project or task you are planning into more detailed sub-components while planning it, then you are more likely to take the time required for each sub-component into consideration, resulting is a more realistic overall time plan.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 11, 2019

In 2004, Stanford Professor Robert Sutton published “More Trouble Than They’re Worth” in the Harvard Business Review. His subsequent book, The No A **e Rule, expanded on the theme and described how toxic the syndrome can be and whether you are one or not. Are you one?

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 21, 2019

By 2004, Don Berwick realized he had reached a crossroads. His organization, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) had been working since the late 80s to promote the quality methods that had transformed manufacturing to do the same for medicine. He had made some headway, but felt that progress had been too slow. Things changed.

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ITONICS

JULY 28, 2023

The 2004 Harvard Business Review article “The Ambidextrous Organization” by Charles A. O’Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman starts with “The Roman god Janus had two sets of eyes — one pair focusing on what lay behind, the other on what lay ahead. General managers and corporate executives should be able to relate.

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Boxes and Arrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Pearson Education, 2004. [2] 20, 2004: [link]. [3] Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004. [5] Footnotes. [1] 1] Larman, Craig. Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager’s Guide. 2] Sutherland, Jeff. 3] Cagan, Martin. Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love. SVPG Press, 2010. [4] 4] Cohn, Mike. SVPG Press, 2010. [4]

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IdeaSpies

AUGUST 31, 2023

Social When Facebook launched in 2004, it friended news media promising them access to youth. The Don’t Be Evil mantra then disappeared as trillions rolled in. News media realised too late their ads business was being syphoned off by a trillionaire paperboy, leaving them a pauper. That collaboration was a lie too.

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Open Innovation EU

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Focus stage: Growth Published: 2004 more…. Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2004 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2014 more…. Co-Creation (Prahalad). Co-Creating Value (Ramaswamy). Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2008 more…. Morphology of Co-Creation (Bartl). Taxonomy of Co-Creation (Zwass).

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Destination Innovation

MAY 22, 2016

In 2004 Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskowitz and Chris Hughes raised $500,000 in venture capital for their fledgling company Facebook. Using humans to replicate the service was costly but allowed the key assumptions to be tested with a small number of customers. Eventually Aardvark was sold to Google for a reported $50m.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 18, 2021

Borders didn’t make a similar arrangement, with Seattle’s Best Coffee, until 2004. In 1993, Barnes & Noble teamed up with Starbucks to sell prepared coffee in its outlets, which immediately drew attention and drove up sales. Barnes & Noble stopped charging for WiFi access years before Borders followed suit.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 22, 2023

My friend, who founded OVO Innovation with me in 2004, was really passionate about the idea of reviving innovation in corporations. We felt that to remain competitive, larger companies needed to recapture the sense of wonder and adventure that working in the "front end" of innovation would create. I have to admit, I was skeptical at first.

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Christensen Institute

JUNE 28, 2022

By 2004, revenues had reached $614 million. But in 1998, Mo Ibrahim built Celtel and developed a business model that made inexpensive mobile phones and telecommunications accessible to millions of people in several African countries. In just six years, Celtel was able to build operations in 13 African countries and gained 5.2

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Michael Roberto

MARCH 13, 2025

They wrote: A comparison of the business models of the 26 [European] airlines in 2004 and 2012 revealed a decrease of distance of nearly 19 percent. They studied the European airline industry and measured the extent to which the strategies of competitors converged over time.

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Mills-Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

Blue Lobster at the South Bristol Coop , 2004. What’s with blue lobsters? Well, a blue lobster is rare, about 1 in 2 million , and very beautiful.

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Phil McKinney

JULY 11, 2023

They eventually declared bankruptcy in 2010 after losing over $900 million in revenue between 2000 and 2004 because of the shift in consumer tastes away from physical media. What would happen if you or your business stayed stagnant while the world continued to progress technologically?

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Stephen Shapiro

MAY 6, 2024

In 2004, the team broke all records for the longest winning streak in the National Football League history: 21 games in a row. In PIVOTAL , I discuss the benefits of focusing on “now” rather than “next. A great story from Bill Belichick , former New England Patriots Head Coach, illustrates this.

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BPI Thought Leadership Commentary

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

& & & & & & Launched in 2004 as a stolen vehicle tracking and recovery service in South Africa, Cartrack has since leveraged its pioneering GS.

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Bennett Cherry

OCTOBER 27, 2007

In fact, the race for space has a variety of prizes for those first to:suborbital flight -- $10 million Ansari X Prize awarded in 2004 to Mojave Aerospace Ventures for their flight of Space Ship One.similated lunar landing -- $2 million NASA/Northrop Grumman challenge ongoing, but likely that it will occur this weekend (Oct 27-28, 2007).

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

In 2017 it was blocked for a few hours by the OOCL Japan, in 2006 it was blocked by the Okal King Dor for 8 hours, and before that in 2004 the Tropic Brilliance became lodged for 3 whole days. Don’t Always Rely on ‘Prevailing Logic’ Obstructions on the Suez Canal are not a new phenomenon.

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Open Innovation EU

JANUARY 22, 2016

All this, calls for more organic, innovative and learning organizations that are lead by strategic leaders ( Greiner, 2004 ). Innovation is almost always focused on information, is knowledge-based, complex and customized – which shortens the time to market and increases first mover advantages.

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Innovation 360

JULY 24, 2010

It is part of Angel Investment Network Ltd, a London-based company that was founded in 2004 having 30 networks all over the world. An online matching service for angel investors seeking investment opportunities and entrepreneurs seeking capital. It is an amazing source of knowledge if you are interested in venture and entrepreneur trends.

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Innovation 360

JULY 24, 2010

It is part of Angel Investment Network Ltd, a London-based company that was founded in 2004 having 30 networks all over the world. An online matching service for angel investors seeking investment opportunities and entrepreneurs seeking capital. It is an amazing source of knowledge if you are interested in venture and entrepreneur trends.

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