LSA Global
APRIL 18, 2017
They were famously sued by Polaroid when Kodak’s version of an instant developing camera was deemed an illegal knock-off; they did not stay price competitive against low-cost mass distributors; they lost their film market in good part to Fuji; and they bought into the pharmaceutical industry with little idea of how the pharma business works.
Harvard Business
MAY 16, 2016
Although they developed digital photographic technology, too many people in the company focused on the core organizational competence of film. Instead of seeing digital cameras as a new way to execute on the organizational purpose of capturing “Kodak moments,” they hewed to their existing, film-centric strategy.
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Harvard Business
AUGUST 23, 2018
Scalers iteratively experiment and tweak new ideas until they find product-market fit using methods like agile or lean. One major Asian electronics company built a design lab to develop new hardware product ideas. These labels also nicely describe the phases of innovation: Explore, Scale, and Optimize.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. They allow a company to be more agile and to more effectively adapt to digital disruption. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time?
Harvard Business
MAY 11, 2018
Perhaps it will be the experimental approach of applying a single film over the car and then baking it on, like in a pottery kiln—currently being tested in automotive research labs. Or 3-D printing of the entire car body in the color a customer orders, completely eliminating the need for a traditional paint shop and body shop.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 20, 2017
Researchers filmed these simulations and had objective judges evaluate them. Microsoft’s popular “Precision Questioning” class teaches participants to question their own ideas; develop approaches to healthy, constructive criticism; and act with emotional agility even in tense situations. Kevin Kniffin.
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