CorporateIntel

DECEMBER 18, 2012

It’s ironic that an industry that flies you around in the sky at 500 mph and largely invented the modern loyalty program today can’t come up with more clever ways to achieve growth than eliminating its own competition—plus five extra inches of leg room, baggage checks, and those yummy inflight box lunches are now upsells.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Creativity Technical Review Analysis 40

Michael Roberto

MARCH 13, 2025

Competitive advantage typically does not derive from me-too strategies. 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. In the past, we could articulate a whole host of distinctive features of the Southwest model.

Strategy 26

Strategy Strategy Comparison Industry 26

Daniel Burrus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Keeping up—with technology, with the competition, with anything in business or life—is what some would call a fool’s game. Asking these questions enables you to go beyond your competition and get off the treadmill of keeping up. There’s just one problem. Think about it: When you’re merely keeping up, what’s the advantage?

Artificial Inteligence 74

Artificial Inteligence Trends Internet of things Competition 74

Tullio Siragusa

JULY 24, 2023

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012.

Design Thinking 108

Design Thinking Design Culture Underperforming Technical Team 108

Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 8, 2016

Competition is accelerating, of course, and so is innovation. Revenue peaked in 2012 and in 2016 there are articles written that suggest that Apple will shutter iTunes in the not too distant future because of Pandora and Spotify. In 1920 the average life expectancy of a firm on the S&P 500 was 67 years. Today it is 15 years.

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Innovation Marketing Change Disruption 113

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Early in 2012, Google will expand how it incorporates data into its search results. If you're a marketer working on making sure your site is visible in an area where Google is competitive, remember that you may need to do more than an organic search or paid advertising in order to be successful.

Marketing 22

Marketing Change Software Data 22

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2011

So what can we expect in 2012 in a world that seems to grow ever connected by the hour? It's likely that the trend will have to evolve given how competition for our time and attention this gaming creates. Lastly as we roll into 2012, watch for a more social approach to solving business problems through a sort of micro-economy.

Trends 22

Trends Crowdsourcing Technical Review Video 22

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Complex adaptive systems are yet another story as I attempted some time back, actually in 2012 and it still sits here in my pile of things to connect up. It does not need to be. Now back to a more normal Sunday……

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System Innovation Design Resources 147

Leanstack

MARCH 14, 2019

And companies that continuously outlearn their competition win. March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0?—?June Every company needs to simultaneously optimize their existing business model (sustain) and search for the next evolution of the business model (disrupt).

LEAN 76

LEAN Design Thinking Design Roadmap 76

Michael Roberto

JUNE 20, 2024

They may not have the cost edge that enables lower pricing than rivals and creates a competitive advantage. They studied 26 European airlines from 2004-2012. However, they note one exception in the industry: "In 2012, a low-cost carrier (Ryanair) again featured the highest average distance (0.4468) to all other airlines.

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Stephen Shapiro

AUGUST 14, 2018

billion in investment, the Revel Casino opened its doors to the Atlantic City Boardwalk on April 2, 2012. Combine their design decisions with a tanked New Jersey economy, increased competition from Pennsylvania casinos, and bad investment decisions (such as building their own power plant), and you have a recipe for disaster.

Innovation 56

Innovation Design Policies Competition 56

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Over the past decade, America has been a leader in the design, development and marketing of competitions and prizes for technical innovation. — will design the right kind of stimulative competition or prize? But that's a battle for beyond 2012. But it's time the so-called emerging economies stepped up.

Innovation 18

Innovation Entrepreneurship Marketing Design 18

IdeaConnection

MARCH 2, 2018

To make it happen the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) has launched the Station Rejuvenation through joint Action competition inviting architects, engineers, urban planners, citizens, and other interested parties to submit their plans and ideas. Tagline and Logo Competition.

Open Innovation 40

Open Innovation Crowdsourcing Innovation Competition 40

Anaqua

MARCH 30, 2018

Those that are creative in utilizing existing data, combining internal and external data analytics, and innovate in ways to improve aligning R&D and IP with business objectives, will find opportunities for competitive advantage. End of 2012 $7,473. Motorola Balance Sheet, intangible assets (in millions): End of 2012 $109.

Roadmap 40

Roadmap CTO Underperforming Technical Team Data 40

Idea to Value

OCTOBER 14, 2016

By 2012, this had grown to about 66% of the population. Here are a few things we can learn from the video and article about innovation: Socio-economic growth is vital fuel for innovation. In the year 2000, only about 4% of China’s population was middle class (earning between $9,000 – $34,000) annually.

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Innovation Creativity Design Trends 100

Idea Drop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

They filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Price, branding, competitor offering and even convenience are all equally important, and you need to tick every box to stay competitive. Although Kodak had early access to the first digital camera technology, they chose not to develop it as they felt it would kill their own film business.

Company 68

Company Innovation Software Review Technical Review 68

Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 6, 2018

We learn everything we can about a project from stakeholders and competitive products, find ways to research what users want and need, evaluate those needs with stakeholders, modify the project plan, and create solutions which are validated with users before finalizing the product. It outlines exactly what I would expect in a UX job.

Design Thinking 102

Design Thinking Design Case Study Brainstorming 102

Innovation 360

JANUARY 13, 2014

In a study conducted in the year of 2012 to 2013, it showed that twice the proportion of businesses in innovation has increased their productivity. Lead to more competitive advantage. Organizations and companies are able to get competitive advantage. Innovation is the key differentiator in survival and competitive race.

Company 40

Company Technical Review Innovation Ideation 40

Adam Hartung

JUNE 30, 2015

Office Max appeared on the list (#5) in 2012, and was acquired by Office Depot 8 months later. And, of course, Radio Shack made the list in 2012 (#3,) 2013 (#5) and 2014 (#11) only to file bankruptcy in 2015. In 2012 the stock rose from $54 to $66, yet appeared #2 on the list. Or due to some change in market competition.

Leadership 36

Leadership Trends Resources Analysis 36

Innovation Walk

JUNE 14, 2019

Traditional companies have also started to deal with a new competition since the entry of fast-emerging businesses referred to as “startups“. In fact, the velocity of obsolescence , referred to the rate of speed at which a product or service and/or the competitive advantage of it will lose its value, has dramatically increased.

Open Innovation 40

Open Innovation Innovation Agile Trends 40

Open Innovation EU

MAY 17, 2017

And for that reason it has become an integral criteria in many prescriptive regulations for (higher) education and in increasing numbers also explicitly and implicitly part of curricula (Saavedra & Opfer, 2012). Neck et al. They call this actionable theory learning, as depicted in the following matrix (A. Technovation, 54, 7–21.

Entrepreneurship 62

Entrepreneurship Creativity Underperforming Technical Team Learning 62

Qmarkets

MARCH 16, 2018

Rising competition from Apple and Google caught Nokia out of position and led to near-bankruptcy in 2012. This all came to a halt when Nokia chose to continue investing in Symbian, its in-house mobile OS, instead of transitioning to Android.

Innovation Management 69

Innovation Management Change Management Technical Review 69

Michael Roberto

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Three of the company's four major brands (Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic) have blurred competitive positions. Drosos, says that as a board member from 2012, she had always pushed for Signet to diversify its workforce and culture. Source: CNBC For years, Gap has struggled with a muddled corporate strategy.

Learning 36

Learning Culture Competition Strategy 36

BrainZooming

JANUARY 27, 2016

The innovation team spent 15% of its time on core brand renovation to enhance competitiveness. One chart depicted (I think) growth factors in the beer market from 2012 to 2014. In 2012, competitor innovation accounted for just 5% of growth in the beer market; Anheuser-Busch was the overwhelming leader in innovation-driven growth.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Innovation eBook 40

hackerearth

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The authors also reported that employee well-being improves performance and can be the source of competitive advantage, growth, and innovation. In 2012, Jyotsna Bhatnagar investigated the relationship between work engagement, psychological empowerment, and turnover intention in the Indian context.

Engagement 62

Engagement Innovation Study Creativity 62

hackerearth

MARCH 28, 2018

Samsung Galaxy with touchscreen technology in 2012). The concept will drive innovation in automotive, healthcare, and financial sectors to achieve competitive differentiation. Over the years, the linear model of innovation has been tweaked to include these variations—the phase gate model (e.g. NASA 1960), market pull (e.g.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Trends Technology 75

BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2017

How can you develop a super-agile process that disrupts other industry players’ competitive advantages? Beyond making investments and process changes to increase agility, are there other opportunities to cost-effectively manage demand? Identifying Process Changes for Agile Strategy. Today is the day to download your copy of 321 GO!

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Agile Disruption Strategy 40

Rmukesh Gupta

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

million distinct Chase checking accounts, out of a de-identified sample of 39 million, between October 2012 and March 2018. With more people participating, the average income for each of the participants has been declining due to increased competition and reduced demand. People in certain geographies are more inclined to participate.

Technical Review 45

Technical Review Study Competition Report 45

Wazoku

MAY 4, 2018

This partnership takes digital transformation to a new level, making it a collaborative effort of an ecosystem with one common interest – to upgrade the industry, to stay competitive and to meet current demand faster and better. The company was founded in 2012 and is growing by 80% year on year, having reached over 1,000,000 users globally.

Software 40

Software Industry Collaboration Agile 40

Adam Hartung

OCTOBER 16, 2015

By February, 2012 I pointed out that the big reorganization at Wal-Mart was akin to re-arranging deck chairs on a sinking ship and said nobody should own the stock. Where it was in January, 2012 and only 10% higher than when I first said to avoid the stock in 2010. I continued to say that this disease would cripple Wal-Mart.

Marketing 36

Marketing Software Company Competition 36

Qmarkets

JUNE 1, 2017

His Doctorate degree (2012) in Management focused learning in the areas of organizational change, leadership theory, and strategy. Perhaps it’s time to adjust your company’s tactics, to apply what is described in this paper to today’s rapidly changing, competitive environment. . -- .

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Underperforming Technical Team Open Innovation Innovation Tools 58

Adam Hartung

JULY 13, 2016

Let’s compare that to a few other costs at JPMC: May, 2012 a $2B of losses on bad trades from its London trading desk. August, 2012 a $1.2B That will serve them well competitively. Heck, the total payroll of these 18,000 employees is only $533.5M (after raises.) Later that number was raised to $6B. January, 2013 a $1.8B

Trends 36

Trends Training Competition Meeting 36

Leanstack

MARCH 14, 2019

And companies that continuously outlearn their competition win. March 9, 2012 - Running Lean Meta-Process - Lean Canvas Continuous Innovation Framework 2.0?—?June Every company needs to simultaneously optimize their existing business model (sustain) and search for the next evolution of the business model (disrupt).

LEAN 40

LEAN Design Thinking Design Roadmap 40

KindlingApp

OCTOBER 5, 2015

By leveraging startups’ technology knowledge and progress, large companies can adapt faster to the market change and remain competitive longer. Competition between individual entities then slowly shifts towards competition between networks. When seen through this lens, the disrupting startup is not the enemy.

Entrepreneurship 40

Entrepreneurship Culture Disruption Resources 40

Adam Hartung

AUGUST 2, 2015

eBay has run into stiff competition, as CraigsList has grown to take over the “garage sale” and small local business ecommerce. Because once in a growth stall the company has already missed the market shift, and competition is taking customers quickly in new directions. So eBay bought fledgling PayPal for $1.5B

Marketing 36

Marketing Disruption Competition Leadership 36

Strategos

MAY 5, 2016

remain competitive if more than two thirds of the workforce leaves their brains, their commitment, and their passion at home? What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2012. According to Gallup¹, only 31.5% Hamel, Gary.

Management 40

Management Innovation Engagement Product Development 40

Be-novative

APRIL 26, 2019

Design Thinking really resonated well with me and I felt an AHA-moment at Singularity University after I won the Global Impact Competition for Central-Eastern Europe in 2012 and as a first prize got the opportunity to be part of the 10-week Global Solutions Program of SingularityU at the NASA Ames in the Bay Area.

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