Groupon, Zipcar, Kickstarter and other start-ups are paving the way towards a new form of commerce. The underlying drivers of this change are as interesting as the outcome itself. At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of “The Mesh,” talks about a future of business that’s about sharing all kinds of stuff, either...
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One interesting dilemma about strategy and innovation is how far we move away from our core and more importantly how do you define the core? What are the core competencies of Gap? Netflix? LVMH? BMW? Hermes? Canon? Nike? Marc Jacob? Blackberry? Samsung? HP? Target? Starbucks? Do they even have anything in common? Do you see core...
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The Story When I was a child, I wanted to grow up to be a magician. I read quite a number of books about how to do magic tricks. I even bought some magic kits that came with an assortment of tricks in them. I would take these tricks and combine them with what I learned from the books and put on magic shows for other children in the...
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Sometimes we need wake up calls. Sometimes we need change. We need ideas that can drive us forward. Umair Haque has put forth a series of remarkable insights into a fascinating read. Here’s what he says about it: So: why did I write it — and why should you read it? In short, the art and practice of capitalism itself might...
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Einstein once said, “imagination is better than knowledge.” It is more important to see possibilities than to know the facts. Dan Roam, in his book Unfolding the Napkin, wrote: “Problems don’t get solved by the smartest or the fastest or the strongest; they get solved by the one who sees the possibilities.” Dan also...
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The North American International Auto Show kicked off in Detroit earlier this week, and it seems that almost every manufacturer is either promising or delivering some version of an electric car. Chevy’s Volt was even named Car of the Year. And nobody cares. Well, not nobody, but certainly not most consumers. A poll taken...
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A friend of mine visited me from Japan and our conversation was around mobile search, since Apple’s acquisition of Siri, a company that makes voice-operated personal assistant app for the iPhone, people wonder what’s Apple intent was. This move has big implications for the future of mobile search and is just a first step...
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One of the innovators' dilemmas - how to define and how to innovate a company's core http://is.gd/iOzeLL
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