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7 Noteworthy Disruptive Innovations of 2015

HYPE Innovation

Disruptive innovations are defined as those new products and services that are so unique and powerful that they literally disrupt the entire industry. The cloud, for instance, was disruptive because it changed the way that people store and use information and applications.

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Uncharted Waters Disrupting the Corporate Boardrooms

Paul Hobcraft

When you read a report that has within its executive summary this: “ In combination the boards stand unarmed to enter the battlefield of future business creation in a disrupted world ” it makes you want to read on. It wanted to address the skill-set at board level to handle digital disruption and the urgency to act proactively.

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Innovators in FMCG love Direct to Consumer

Destination Innovation

It was founded in 2015 with $2.5m Hubble Contacts , founded in 2016, aims to disrupt the market for contact lenses by selling direct. Their innovative mattress was chosen as one of Time’s best inventions of 2015. of seed money by two alumnae of Warby Parker who had carried out a survey of 800 frequent flyers.

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Getting Board Buy-In for Your Innovation Project

IdeaScale

A 2015-2016 study by researchers at the Harvard Business School found that boards don’t prioritize innovation. In general, a board that is more diverse in terms of professional background and age is likelier to pay attention to trends like the rise of innovation and disruption. Boards Don’t Prioritize Innovation.

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These companies failed because leaders did not want to hear bad news: The Ostrich Effect

Idea to Value

This can be especially dangerous when the problem they are avoiding is that they are being disrupted , other companies are out-innovating them, an important project is off-target or performance KPIs are falling behind. In essence, ignore problems instead of acknowledging them. Volkswagen.

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The secret to this government department’s innovation success: Small teams

Idea to Value

Editor’s note: I did the math, and $86bn is more than the 2015 GDP of 125 countries!]. As Van Dyck put it: When the status quo is failure, there is simply no other choice apart from radical disruption. And 94% of those projects end up over budget or behind schedule, and 40% never even finish.

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3 Myths That Underlie Transformation Theater

Digital Tonto

However, the very same research finds that by 2015, 84% of corporate assets became intangible, such as licenses, patents and research. Yet today's cult of disruption often favors those who make a lot of noise. Change is no longer about making decisions about strategic assets, but about what people think and do everyday.

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