Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Despite all of the hype around alternatives — the gig economy, the sharing economy, holacracy, lean – bureaucracy has been growing, not shrinking. It would seem that managerial enthusiasm for all things “lean” has its limits. Unfortunately, it hasn’t turned out that way.

LEAN 13

LEAN Trends Collaboration Management 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

A workshop attendee asked me this seemingly simple question: "So, what else should I read to learn more about innovation?". My intent was to provide a simple entry point to innovation literature by describing people I've found consistently insightful, distilling their key lesson to a single sentence, and pointing to where to go to learn more.

Innovation 17

Innovation Open Innovation LEAN Tips 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. What we've learned helps us improve the designs.". We saw a gap in the philanthropic space that we could fill.". If an evaluation comes back negative, it doesn't help reputation.

LEAN 15

LEAN Survey Analysis Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

The nitty-gritty of product design has become a badge of pride in many organizations, like Facebook, which has embraced a "learn by making" executive culture. Not all of these startups will succeed, but leaders who join their ranks will learn valuable lessons seeing products and ideas rejected by end-users firsthand.

Leadership 14

Leadership Design Product Development LEAN 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Competing by doing what everyone else is doing means, he says, competing on price (that is, learning to be more efficient than your rivals). While either approach can be successful, the two are for him not economically (or, I think, morally) equivalent.

Strategy 15

Strategy Strategy Competition Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

After five years, in 2004, Tickle was profitable with more than $20 million in revenue; it received an acquisition offer for $100 million, as well as IPO entreaties. Usually, startup success means hiring a “professional CEO,” so domain expertise also means you have the option of staying on at your company and learning the CEO ropes.

Entrepreneurship 10

Entrepreneurship Company Resources LEAN 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2014

In 2004, Bharti Airtel , the Indian telecomm company, had outsourced its vast network and IT operations—a move that Ranjay Gulati saw as indicating “ more progressive and forward-looking ” thinking than was evident in many Western corporations. The learning comes from considering several plausible alternative futures.

Technical Review 9

Technical Review Marketing Technology LEAN 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas. A week later I was pleasantly surprised to learn that 70 were willing to give Vegas a shot. When we arrived in Vegas, we had no one to lean on except one another. However, our decision to relocate paid off in several ways.

Culture 10

Culture Technical Review Software Review Software Developers 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking "lean startups" from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. But testing hypotheses was very much in the company's DNA, as well as evaluating data to learn and adjust. Really hard.

Software Review 11

Software Review Technical Review Culture LEAN 11

hackerearth

MAY 12, 2017

Many of its outside-the-box experiments—LEGO theme parks, TV shows, clothing, accessories, electronic toys, learning centers, and Harry Potter- and Star Wars-based toys—failed. In 2004, CEO Knudstrop embarked on a back-to-the-basics journey, and went from a loss of $292 million that year to a profit of $117 million in 2005. Learn More.

Innovation 40

Innovation Disruption Video Underperforming Technical Team 40

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Their responsibilities include: Acting as the "voice of the customer " by understanding customers' total experience with a company, from the moment they learn about it to the moment they end the relationship. from 2004 to 2007. He is currently conducting research with the Lean Enterprise Institute.

Competition 15

Competition LEAN System Management 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2012

The linguist, George Lakoff ( Don't Think of an Elephant ," White River Junction, VT, Chelsea Green, 2004), who has incredible insights on brands and brand building, noted that winning the framing war with respect to a brand, object, or issue will dictate perceptions, attitudes and behavior — no matter what the logic and evidence may say.

Learning 14

Learning LEAN Design Report 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Apple learned this the hard way. Yet by 2004 its market share was down to 3%. Viewers who identify with the right are more likely to watch Fox, while left-leaning people are more likely to watch MSNBC. And it isn’t specific to right-leaning voters. Charges of bias harden beliefs and reinforce polarization.

Competition 15

Competition Report Marketing Analysis 15