Received wisdom says that if you are a small firm, you are no match for the mighty Goliaths with deep pockets. Examples of firms such as Tivo who create a... read more →
There have been many references to the dark side of innovation since my book was published in late 2013. If you have not read ‘The Dark Side of Innovation’ you... read more →
Will Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods disrupt the grocers? Soon after the news became public, the stock market punished the grocers. Many observers jumped to the conclusion that disruption of... read more →
How do you survive the age of disruption? Do you just hope it doesn't happen to you? Or do you just believe that if and when a disruptive event threatens you,... read more →
It has been a lot of fun writing The Dark Side of Innovation. The final version that I sent to my publisher was obviously radically different from the first draft... read more →
Microsoft has been facing a profit destroying innovation for several years and has been avoiding it. Since Google applications arrived on the scene, Microsoft has been slow to react to... read more →
As a practitioner, I used to think my company is different from all other companies. It was a popular belief; comparisons across companies would often bring a response - “but... read more →
In my previous posts on Kodak and Polaroid, I showed how two excellent companies failed to tame an innovation gone rogue. When digital camera innovation threatened the profits of Kodak... read more →
In my previous post, I had written about the reaction of Kodak to the innovation of digital camera. There, you saw how an excellent company that led the camera industry... read more →