Posts by George Veth
The sharing economy’s next target: Business-to-business
Some parts of the sharing economy took a big hit during the pandemic. But businesses sharing with other businesses is poised to be an incredibly lucrative model for the future.
Read MoreLaugh more, lead better
Naomi Bagdonas and Connor Diemand-Yauman, lecturers at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, hilariously explore the power at the intersection of humor, business, and leadership. It’s no joke.
Read MoreHow Digital Underdogs Can Fight Back With Relevance
Ten years ago, when I only waited ten minutes to get a cab, I was thrilled. Flash forward to today, if I order an Uber that’s ten minutes away, I’ll immediately cancel and request another. This is a textbook example of how consumer expectations constantly evolve due to advancements in technology.
Read MoreHow to Tell If Your Business Model Is Truly Sustainable
Throughout the pandemic, companies worked to rapidly adjust their business models to be more resilient and competitive in the face of uncertain economic recovery. As companies now build back, how can they assess which business model changes will enable the company to become genuinely more resilient and sustainable over time?
Read MoreSeven key elements for building a corporate innovation system — reflections on the first two years of De Beers Group IGNITE™
As all sectors grapple with the new reality brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, the natural tendency for businesses in times of crisis can often be to double-down, focus on core operational and profitability priorities while preserving cash, and ride the wave to a more ‘normal’ operating environment.
Read More“Weekly Picks” (April 9th)
These are adaptable’s favorite couple of articles on Strategy Execution for the week ending April 9th. Enjoy!
Read MoreAre You Ready to Lead Work Without Jobs?
We’re moving toward a system of work design that will profoundly change the roles of organizational leaders.
Read MoreLeverage The “C-Suite For A Day” Agile Retrospective
What if you were in a position to become a change-maker within your organization? The C-Suite Retro reveals you already are.
Read MoreCampbell’s Soup & How To Design A Category Breakthrough In The Roaring 2020s
For 30 years, the business sold little else besides produce, canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies, condiments, minced meats, and of course, soups. Business was good, but there was nothing “radically different” about these products. Canning had been widely accepted as a method for sealing food since the early 1800s, and even when pasteurization was invented in…
Read MoreInnovation Starts with Defining the Right Constraints
What drives big, breakthrough innovations? Often it’s constraints — limitations that force designers to rethink the whole problem and come up with something completely new to address it. The caveat here is that certain constraints spur big thinking, while others tamp it down. Limiting outcomes (a new product needs to cost 10% what it’s competitors…
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