Many Western multinationals expect to find most of their future growth in emerging economies. But the problem, say the authors, is not that these companies can’t create viable offerings but that simply transplanting their domestic business models to the new markets won’t work. … Read More
It was about four years ago when I, like many of my friends, abandoned Friendster for Facebook. I never thought about why I decided to jump ship — until I saw the The Social Network a few weeks ago. The film suggests that what made Facebook a far more desirable network than MySpace and Friendster, […]… Read More
Last week, I swung through the United States to spend time with four different Fortune 100 companies whose revenues add up to more than $300 billion. One common theme that cut across the discussions was how best to use data to support innovation. I was particularly struck by this question: “How do I know when […]… Read More
I read with interest a recent Wired Magazine article about Hunch.com – an online decision-support tool that’s similar to Ask.com and Yahoo Answers but with the ability to customize recommendations based on users’ taste profiles and their answers to a set of probing questions related to the topic of interest. The company claims that an […]… Read More
In this Environmental Leader piece, Mark Johnson and Josh Suskewicz describe how business model innovation is so hard because successful companies often let structure drive strategy, rather than making strategy dictate the right structure.… Read More
In this Environmental Leader piece, Mark Johnson and Josh Suskewicz discuss the process in establishing a truly sustainable clean tech economy which means not just inventing new technologies, but establishing an entire new industry.… Read More
In this Bloomberg Business Week article, Mark Johnson discusses why many mergers and acquisitions fail dismally. That is because executives don’t understand what they’re really buying.… Read More
In this Harvard Business Review article, Innosight authors discuss the challenges of launching a new business and how to overcome those risks.… Read More
Transformational new growth remains the Holy Grail for many organizations. But a deep understanding of how great business models are made can provide the key to unlocking that growth. With this book, you can turn business model innovation into a managed process and a more predictable discipline.… Read More
Last Friday, I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues over a delicious Indian meal in Mumbai. He was describing a novel tourism strategy he had recently read about. “These places brand themselves ‘eco-tourism’,” he said as he chowed down on his channa masala. “Then they can shove you in a basic room […]… Read More