The authors propose a framework for thinking about clean tech that consists of four interdependent components: an enabling technology, an innovative business model, a careful market-adoption strategy, and a favorable government policy.… Read More
In “The Silver Lining”, Scott Anthony shares insights gleaned from extensive examination of winning companies from a diverse array of industries. In any bust time, you need to pare costs to the bone while also planting and nurturing the seeds needed for tomorrow’s growth. This practical and compelling book—packed with powerful ideas, tools, and examples—positions you to surmount this seemingly impossible challenge.… Read More
It is a commonplace that the U.S. healthcare system is broken, but the discussion often degenerates into a debate about who is responsible. This book takes a different approach, focusing on what is wrong with the healthcare system and needs to change so it can work better. As is pointed out again and again, disruptive changes will be needed to get from A to B. The authors suggest that the best candidate entities for leading the transition to healthcare in the new mode might be employers that profit from the good health of their employees. Then there is the intriguing possibility of expanding the role of integrated healthcare providers.… Read More
Why is it so difficult for established companies to pull off the new growth that business model innovation can bring? They don’t understand their current business model well enough to know if it would suit a new opportunity or hinder it, and they don’t know how to build a new model when they need it.… Read More
Building on the concept of Clayton Christensen’s breakthrough book “The Innovator’s Dilemma”, Scott Anthony, Mark Johnson, Joseph Sinfield, and Elizabeth Altman take the subject of disruptive innovation to the next level in “The Innovator’s Guide to Growth”: implementation.… Read More
Clayton M. Christensen and coauthors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson take one of the most important issues of our time—education—and apply Christensen’s now-famous theories of “disruptive” change using a wide range of real-life examples. … Read More
Mark Johnson shares how to create greater Impact by understanding the problems your target Is trying to solve.… Read More
Building an engine that produces a steady stream of innovative growth businesses is difficult, but companies that are able to do it differentiate themselves from competitors.… Read More
Innovation is often top of mind for organizational leaders who are striving to spur the growth of their enterprise. The circumstances that spark this focus typically include a lofty growth target, a high level of shareholder expectations, and recognition that the current product pipeline is not big enough to close the gap between existing forecasts and the goal.… Read More
In this Advertising Age piece, Scott Anthony discusses how failing in the right way can actually position a company for success.… Read More