Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Constant improvement often makes up the business as it continually improves on its offering and we are all caught up in this, as technology is continually changing, allowing us to apply what we are learning and as we plug into the feedback we are getting from the market. Then we have system imbalance to contend with in innovation.

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Acuvate

MAY 2, 2023

Besides regulatory pressure, companies know that sustainability can be a competitive advantage. Built on the Microsoft technology stack, Acuvate’s Inspection App combines Power B.I. Sustainable Water Management: In 2012, the US Director of National Intelligence warned that, by 2030, global water demand would exceed supply by 40%.

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Most people still think of China as a technology copycat, stealing intellectual property and designs from western companies and producing inferior but cheaper knock-offs. By 2012, this had grown to about 66% of the population. The mission of the city was technology, knowledge and window to the external world.

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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.

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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? The rise of accessible augmented reality technologies makes physical location matter more. The Greenlash Arrives.

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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.

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Idea Drop

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

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. 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.

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Innovation Walk

JUNE 14, 2019

Technology is rewriting the rules of humanity. On the other hand, important technological advances led by connectivity and digitisation are shaping customer’s behaviour and expectations. Traditional companies have also started to deal with a new competition since the entry of fast-emerging businesses referred to as “startups“.

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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. More advances such as the internet and technology have offered strategic opportunities. Business agility. Increased satisfaction among customers.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 16, 2018

As increased consumer awareness transforms markets and government policy, and as technology creates so many unexpected shortcuts, I believe that this trend will only continue in the future. Rising competition from Apple and Google caught Nokia out of position and led to near-bankruptcy in 2012.

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There’s a common belief in every industry that innovation is limited to the realm of research and development or technological advances. The authors also reported that employee well-being improves performance and can be the source of competitive advantage, growth, and innovation. Engagement cultivates creativity to foster innovation.

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KindlingApp

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Instead of trying to “fight back” by coming up with a solution on its own, large corporations should consider partnering with startups to leverage their technology and catch up to the latest innovation in the market. Meanwhile large corporations desperately need innovative technology to adapt to customers’ evolving needs.

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Rmukesh Gupta

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It tried to answer a fundamental question – “Has all the technological and business model innovations that have led to the flourishing of the gig economy, actually created viable new options for making a living for those who participate in this economy.”. We identify 38 million payments directed through 128 different online platforms to 2.3

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BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2017

It employs technology, focused creative teams, new manufacturing processes, and communications to remove time and waste when creating post-sporting event apparel featuring the winners and exciting story lines. How can you develop a super-agile process that disrupts other industry players’ competitive advantages?

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Wazoku

JANUARY 9, 2020

Advances in mechanisation, mass production and, more recently, technology have shaped where and how we work, as well as what we produce. A new era of work and technological change. New technology in the home made it easier for women to do paid work, relieving them of time-consuming housework. 2020 – THE FUTURE OF WORK ?

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hackerearth

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Simply put, design thinking is an action-oriented and solution-focused methodology used to solve complex problems, such as those faced by organizations in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. What is Design Thinking? The focus is not on the problem, but on the solution that will give rise to a preferred future.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 21, 2016

Positioning addresses where you want to place your product in the marketplace relative to competitive offerings. Supporting Technology and Systems. More than ever, technology is an integral part of developing and launching products. Positioning & Messaging.

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Adam Hartung

MAY 20, 2016

While investors cheered the news, at the higher valuation WalMart is still only worth what it was in June, 2012 (just under $70/share.) This is because WalMart competes almost entirely in the intensely competitive and asset-dense market of traditional brick-and-mortar retail. by November, 2015. And that market is barely growing.

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hackerearth

JUNE 29, 2017

Ideas that, if materialized into innovative products or services, align with your organization’s goals, increasing revenues and keeping competition at bay. Sustainable business (competition, better stock value, reduce cycle time, better quality, lesser costs). It does sound too good to be true, doesn’t it? You couldn’t be more wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

Subsidies, while they have their place, can create disincentives for becoming lean and competitive. To be competitive and sustainable, alternative energy sources must ultimately match — or outperform — fossil fuels on price and performance. government must work to ensure fair competition globally.

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Adam Hartung

JULY 15, 2016

units, and in 2012 sales were off another 50%. Sony and Microsoft both invested heavily in their competition. In fall, 2014 Microsoft raised the competitive ante, spending $2.5B ” While game apps did come out, these were seen as extremely limited and poor quality, not at all competitive to the Sony or Microsoft products.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. People went from printing pictures to sharing them online. Why did this happen?

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MSSBTI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Meanwhile, there may also be disruptors you cannot see or predict creating new types of competition. Perhaps they are using a new technology or are in another part of the world. Consider a company that had an international expansion plan in 2012. By 2013, Brazil and India were both suspect.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 30, 2020

Even before the pandemic, entrepreneurs already had a difficult time remaining relevant in an increasingly competitive market. Robotic Process Automation is the application of technology governed by business logic and structured inputs, aiming to automate business processes. RPA to automate your processes.

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Adam Hartung

APRIL 21, 2016

These were some really big companies that saw their market shifts, but failed to “pivot” their strategy to remain competitive. By the end of 2012 CD shipments were dropping precipitously as streaming viewership was exploding. By 2008 Netflix reached $1B revenues, reducing Blockbuster by a like amount.

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CREATORS

JUNE 19, 2017

Today’s competitive market has made it both trendy?—?and Instead of concentrating on their principal markets and relevant technologies, they cast their net wide? —? Today, Financial Times Germany has ceased to exist (more specifically, closed all its operations on December 7th 2012), yet Axel Springer?—?the and necessary?—?for

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Adam Hartung

JULY 8, 2015

Amidst all these big tactical actions, it is completely unclear what the strategy is to remain a viable company as customers move, quickly and in droves, to mobile devices using competitive products. Where just a few years before there were 50 Microsoft-based machines sold for every competitive machine, by 2013 that had shifted to 2 for 1.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Airbnb has nearly doubled its user base every year since 2012 and is now worth $30 billion — nearly as much as Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain. economy became more concentrated from 1997 to 2012, and that the average share of the top four firms in each sector rose from 26% to 32%.

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The only way for it to survive is to be separated from its internal competition. This is ironic when you consider that some of the people who get labeled “not innovative enough” under these schemes are the same people who invented the company’s core technologies in the first place. Katherine lives in Camas, Washington.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

These present drivers of its economy, however, are under threat from technology. I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology to help universities in the region develop capabilities in emerging areas like microelectronics, biotech, and nanotechnology. Education drives technology. Economy Education Technology'

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The amount of time it took to deliver the results to the global audience was, in fact, 30 times faster than the race itself—and at the same time, 15 other Olympic competitions were simultaneously having their results relayed. It is also a multi-supplier project with many varied dependencies.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2012

Corporate leaders — and especially large company CEOs — are finally realizing what their employees and customers already know: That using social technologies to engage with customers, suppliers, and even with their own employees enables their companies to be more adaptive and agile. Why the change?

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ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The only way for it to survive is to be separated from its internal competition. This is ironic when you consider that some of the people who get labeled “not innovative enough” under these schemes are the same people who invented the company’s core technologies in the first place. Katherine lives in Camas, Washington.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

That finding may seem counter-intuitive: don’t many emerging economies nurture and shield their national champions from competition? That finding may seem counter-intuitive: don’t many emerging economies nurture and shield their national champions from competition? The short answer we find from our research is: No.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Increasing competition, globalization, technological changes, financial upheaval, political uncertainty, changing workforce demographics, and other factors are forcing organizations to change faster and differently than ever before. This is bad news for 21st century organizations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

Technology to the rescue? One of the promising areas supported by technology is at the intersection of the internet and online technologies with the physical world: the “internet of things” (IoT). The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2016

The personal computer (PC) chip market that the company dominated for over three decades, and which accounted for the bulk of its sales during that period, is now in decline, and accounts for only 50% of revenues, down from 65% in 2012. Three lessons stand out – lessons that every technology company should heed.

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