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June 11, 2018

BREAKING UP THE DEGREE STRANGLEHOLD | Disruption in Higher Ed – Credentials by skills learned not degrees

By now, education was supposed to have been thoroughly disrupted.  While digital platforms are great for disseminating knowledge, they are terrible at demonstrating what knowledge you have to others.  For that, a credential from a… Read more »

Filed Under: Thought Sparks, Uncategorized

June 6, 2018

Advertising vs. ad-blocking – who knew it would become an arms race?

In the heady early days of the World Wide Web, before the dot-coms and even before most organizations realized that having a web page was not going to be optional, far-seeing pundits observed that information… Read more »

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April 16, 2018

Bundled, Unbundled, than bundled again – Business Models and Strategic Inflection Points

A strategic inflection point, a term first coined by Andy Grove in his landmark book Only the Paranoid Survive, represents a turning point for your business. In this lively Google Hangout with myself and Robots… Read more »

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March 20, 2018

Open Access to Sloan Management Review Articles – Today and Tomorrow Only

On March 20 and 21, the Sloan Management Review is offering open access to those interested in my work for your reading and downloading pleasure. This is a great time to re-acquaint yourself with material… Read more »

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March 8, 2018

Hear Her Roar – Women in their Fifties Will Surprise You

For as long as I can remember, the professional career path in the developed world has accommodated a linear model. In one’s twenties, you graduate with some kind of undergraduate degree, take a job and/or… Read more »

Filed Under: Thought Sparks, Uncategorized, Women's leadership

July 6, 2017

One reason Tesla Lost $10 Billion in Market Capitalization in a Breathtakingly short period of time

Understanding investor psychology can be baffling and frustrating for the managers of publicly traded corporations.  For instance, despite what many would regard as a stellar track record of proven performance, CEO Mark Fields was fired… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Growth Options / Real Options, Innovation, Profitable Organic Growth, Thought Sparks

June 21, 2017

Are all advantages now #transient? Question from a follower

I’ve been making the point for years, which is that as barriers to entry collapse, advantages last for shorter and shorter periods of time. People like Roger Martin would argue otherwise (see our back and… Read more »

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May 18, 2017

Fantastic Day on Innovation and new Tools in Norway, Part 1

One of the great joys of working with colleagues like Alf Steinar Sætre, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is the opportunity to share ideas and concepts with a variety of audiences. In this case,… Read more »

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May 6, 2017

An #Innovation Maturity Scale – Where does your organization stand?

One of the projects I’ve been working on is to create a set of metrics that organizations can use to measure their level of innovation maturity.  We’re piloting it with my Leading Strategic Growth and… Read more »

Filed Under: Innovation, Innovation Maturity Scale, Profitable Organic Growth

May 2, 2017

This month’s newsletter-All about what’s going on in the #grocery store

It’s ironic – Whole Foods did a great job of teaching all of us that natural and organic are desirable. And for about 30 years, that created a strong, high-margin position for them in the… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Strategy Dynamics, Thought Sparks, Transient Advantage

March 1, 2017

Healthcare, Teamwork and more! New newsletter out

For those of you in the healthcare field, or worried about healthcare (and who isn’t these days?), you might want to have a look at my latest newsletter, which summarizes some of the themes that… Read more »

Filed Under: Thought Sparks, Uncategorized

January 24, 2017

Beyond Innovation Theater with Steve Blank and Brian Murray

If you couldn’t be there in person for our January 10, 2017 Columbia Entrepreneurship event, here is the video reprise.  It was an amazing conversation and a standing room only crowd!  Have a look and… Read more »

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