Innovation 360 Group

MAY 21, 2020

PESTLED is short for the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental, and Demographic factors affecting you and defining your environment. This could for instance be future competitors or collaborators and the force could be competition from new entrants. The Framework. Expect new entrants.

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Radical Innovation Artificial Inteligence Ideation Data 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2015

As a result, stars usually get more credit for their successes than they’re due. To a large extent, he’s speaking directly to us humans, who may well lack confidence that we can continue to provide a superior value proposition relative to advancing technology. Therefore, they cease to provide a competitive advantage.

Competition 14

Competition Technical Review System Examples 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

At a reception for JetBlue’s most frequent Mosaic flyers, I had the opportunity to listen to the airline’s top management discuss its ambitions to improve operations and enhance customer experience. As both a technology and retailer innovator — not unlike Amazon! Customers Information & technology Innovation'

Competition 14

Competition Training Technology Learning 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

The internet and globalization have combined to render almost every company vulnerable to greater competition than ever. But is business really so competitive – not in a few prominent industries, but in the economy as a whole? As Michael Porter argued a long time ago , the simplest measure of competition is profitability.

Competition 14

Competition Entrepreneurship Industry Disruption 14

Corporate Innovation

MAY 17, 2016

Ridesharing and carsharing companies represent the best initial candidates for such partnerships because these companies a) are collecting and utilizing consumer big data with the same attention and rigor as Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon and b) have already collected impressive data sets due to the scale they have achieved.

Big Data 40

Big Data Data Technical Review Meeting 40

Corporate Innovation

MAY 17, 2016

Ridesharing and carsharing companies represent the best initial candidates for such partnerships because these companies a) are collecting and utilizing consumer big data with the same attention and rigor as Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon and b) have already collected impressive data sets due to the scale they have achieved.

Big Data 40

Big Data Data Technical Review Meeting 40

Corporate Innovation

MAY 17, 2016

Ridesharing and carsharing companies represent the best initial candidates for such partnerships because these companies a) are collecting and utilizing consumer big data with the same attention and rigor as Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon and b) have already collected impressive data sets due to the scale they have achieved.

Big Data 40

Big Data Data Technical Review Meeting 40

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

In the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the most impressive fact few reporters choose to explore in any depth is that the Boeing 777’s engine was capable of communicating long after the pilots went silent. If the news media were more tech-oriented, they would report this as an Internet of Things (IoT) story.

Data 10

Data Internet of things Management Report 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

Technical Review 12

Technical Review Technology Roadmap Tools 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

As president of RSA Ground, the subsidiary of Rising Sun Airlines responsible for servicing its planes at airports across Japan, he’d been under enormous pressure in recent months. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers.

Case Study 13

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The board of an airline hires a CEO — and then cancels his contract after just three years. One of these companies is a high-tech manufacturer, two of them are in the energy sector, and two of them are in the consumer transport business. Five big companies. Five big problems. We didn't select these examples entirely at random.

Company 19

Company Technical Review Report Study 19

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

In the oil industry, for example, what used to be weeks of inspection work now takes just days, thanks to drone-based thermal imaging and gas “sniffer” technology to inspect oil rigs and pipelines. Airlines Easyjet and Lufthansa have adopted drones as a tool for aircraft inspections.

Competition 14

Competition Company Big Data Analysis 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

However, with technology, digitalization, and artificial intelligence accelerating changes to jobs, the relationships between performance and value become even more complex and yield potentially exponential opportunities for value creation. This is the reason airlines invest in elongated career paths for pilots. Insight Center.

Artificial Inteligence 15

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Technology Competition 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

In the pursuit of a minimum viable product (MVP), we've seen that it's important to evaluate early the critical components that will differentiate an offer from competition and make a product truly viable. A common mistake is refusing to tackle the tough technical problems that create revolutionary offerings. Take Siri, for instance.

LEAN 19

LEAN Agile Competition Software 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

I decided to test his claim by interviewing current and former C-suite executives, including Bob Crandall, former CEO of American Airlines; David Norton, former CMO of Harrah’s casinos; Will Ethridge, CEO of Pearson Education; and Pat O’Keefe, former CEO of Watts Water Technologies. Meet the competition in person.

Underperforming Technical Team 14

Underperforming Technical Team Competition Product Development Training 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

If you read what Peter Drucker had to say about competition back in the late ’50s and early ‘60s, he really only talked about one thing: competition on price. He was hardly alone — that was evidently how most economists thought about competition, too.

Strategy 15

Strategy Strategy Competition Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

Change 15

Change Strategy Strategy Video 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

That competitive advantages are becoming ever more transient and that the secret to survival will be to the ability to transform on a dime? One lesson from this is that real competitive advantage is enormously long-lived. In it, he talked about the competitive advantage of Southwest Airlines, Vanguard Group and Progressive Insurance.

Strategy 15

Strategy Strategy Change Competition 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

As a member of a start-up advisory program, I regularly hear pitches from aspiring technology entrepreneurs. In the tech space, Etsy became so popular so quickly not only because of its unique product selection but also because of its commitment to the humanity and authenticity of craft. Hyundai is an -er brand. How – personality.

Technical Review 13

Technical Review Comparison Competition Course 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

That's exactly what Portuguese airport operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal did in its quest to attract more major airlines and connecting routes. Their findings quickly confirmed that ANA's focus on its customers' customers would benefit the airlines, as well. The team kicked off by conducting in-airport interviews with travelers.

Project 15

Project Training Conference Design 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

based shale oil producers have improved their drilling and fracturing technology, and they can ramp up production in an appraised field in as few as six months at a small fraction of the capital investment required by their conventional rivals. Energy-intensive industries ranging from farming to airlines are also profiting.

Disruption 15

Disruption Industry Resources Comparison 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2014

Hotels and airlines live on bookings from online travel agencies. But in many online markets, a single platform dominates — often a result of network effects, technical standards, or returns to scale. In the June 2014 edition of Harvard Business Review, I offer several suggestions. Competition Strategy'

Technical Review 13

Technical Review Competition Company Report 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

That wasn’t as magical as it might seem, he argued in the 1979 piece, since the required technologies already existed in some form or other. The more your competitive advantage depended on maintaining that trade-off between richness and reach, the more vulnerable it would be. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Disruption 14

Disruption Competition Industry Internet of things 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

When Southwest Airlines started to occupy the same market space as established air carriers, the incumbents predictably focused more on business class and international routes. When Curves (a gym that specialized in women) started to grow, established chains didn’t see it as competition. But one thing has changed.

Report 14

Report Disruption Competition Product Development 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

A similar pattern hold for airlines. Some of this, business historians might say, is simply due to what Joseph Schumpeter called "creative destruction" — a desirable culling of businesses that can't keep pace. Markets change; technology evolves. And for telecom. And for many others. Root it out wherever you find it.

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Creativity Technical Review Study Technology 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

They include the biotech, semiconductor, personal computer, and airline industries. Over the years, the CEOs of these companies faced massive technology disruptions, deep industry recessions, sudden collapses in demand, price wars, oil shocks — you name it. Competition severe? Markets down? Market hype? He did not care.

Leadership 17

Leadership Analysis Disruption Creativity 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2011

And American Airlines and Delta Airlines competed for an exclusive relationship with Japan Airlines. Long term commitment in a world where the technology is advancing almost on a daily basis is difficult to maintain. Global airlines manage their multi-partner alliances carefully to avoid duplicating routes.

Management 13

Management How To Strategy Strategy 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Think Apple, or Southwest Airlines, or for a more recent example, Zipcar. Helping customers build social capital may seem far removed from the concerns a competitive business should occupy itself with. Top Amazon reviewers are often more powerful than traditional media reviewers. And here's where it gets interesting.

Software Review 12

Software Review Technical Review Software Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2011

Air traffic controllers sleeping in their towers are emblematic of a much larger problem: how employers hurt American competitiveness through scheduling practices that create a bleed of back-end costs. Airline catering workers are sent home if a flight is canceled, but are expected to work overtime on busy weeks. on Monday, 10 a.m.

Study 15

Study Competition Report Technical Review 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

In order to see the future more clearly, it''s almost always helpful to look back — and this certainly goes for IT and its ever-increasing impact on operations, and ultimately on competitive advantage. Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete" was a trailblazing HBR article by Warren McFarlan back in the early 1980s.

Management 9

Management Fractional CTO CTO Competition 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Competition is increasingly going to come from tech firms like Tesla, Google, and Apple, each of whom is building towards a future of autonomous vehicles that are basically highly advanced computers on wheels. All of this despite the fact that the technical change itself was quite “small.”

Comparison 13

Comparison Design Conference Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Apple, Google, Berkshire Hathaway, Southwest Airlines, Procter & Gamble. There are plenty of organizations with cool technology or hot products. But for me, the most admirable companies don't just sell competitive products and services. Who are the Top Five organization's on Fortune's list for 2011? Anybody shocked?

Company 16

Company Culture Strategy Strategy 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

But what about competition? It is reviewing or arguing this question in court for a slew of proposed mergers — AT&T-Time Warner, T-Mobile-Sprint, CVS-Aetna, and Express Scripts-Cigna, to name a few. A court decision on the AT&T-Time Warner deal is due out soon, and it will likely affect the prospects for many other cases.

Change 8

Change Company Technical Review Competition 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

In a world underpinned by ever more powerful, affordable, and public technology platforms, software is still king. ” Rather, this approach recognizes a fundamental shift in the sources of value creation and competitive advantage toward software. And its importance as a source of value will only continue to grow.

Software 14

Software Company System Industry 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Marketing technology, automation, and advanced analytics techniques have now reached the level where effective personalization at scale is possible. This allows brands to shape their customers’ decision journeys, deepen their relationships, and gain a distinct competitive advantage. Competing on Customer Journeys.

Marketing 15

Marketing Data System Engagement 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The ability to collect and exploit consumers’ personal data has long been a source of competitive advantage in the digital economy. The obvious consequence from these trends is that the big tech firms will find it increasingly difficult to legally use the personal data they collect. Mark Wilson/Getty Images.

Data 12

Data Trends Competition Project 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For example, some may provide a source of competitive differentiation like the investment that German manufacturer Bosch is making in its internet of things (IoT) data platform. Others are essential to running the existing business but don’t necessarily provide a competitive advantage.

Tools 11

Tools Software Review Technical Review Competition 11