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Big opportunities lie in the creation of something new. But that innovation has to be relevant and inspiring, or it will burst into color and fade away as quickly as fireworks.
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122 |
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Value innovation is a new way of thinking about and executing strategy that results in the creation of a blue ocean and a break from the competition.
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013 |
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[Chief executives] should use innovation because, without it, companies are stuck in the trap of competitive improvements.
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097 |
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Chief executives] should use value because innovative ideas will be profitable only if they are linked to what buyers are willing to pay for.
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097 |
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What predicate[s] whether an innovation [is] widely accepted or not [is] whether a specific group of people embrace[s] it.
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166 |
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….here’s the real influence key. The rest of the population – over 85 percent – will not adopt the new practices until opinion leaders do.
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166 |
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A Roadmap sounds like a plan, but it is not. It’s more of a direction indicator, purposefully described at a higher level to leave room for innovation and to stay open to interpretation.
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236 |
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…customers are not just buying a point-in-time product, they are buying ongoing innovation and an experience.
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034 |
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…innovation and change make inordinate time demands on the executive.
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1035 |
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…as soon as you lose your ability to consistently create value—to innovate on behalf of your customers—it is only a matter of time until your competitors are able to offer a more compelling solution to your customers.
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008 |
