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Wait before you go: Crafting a compelling business model narrative

September 17, 2014

Quite often it's not what you say but how you say it. In the case of business plan narratives it's both what you have to say and how you say, according to Paul Hobcraft, group lead at Agility Innovation. "Framing the business model needs a compelling story so that it can be quickly and well

Business frameworks in the wild

July 26, 2014

News flash...  there's no best path to business success. In his HBR article The Answer to Every Business Question is "It Depends", Professor Scott Schaefer introduces the quest he and Professors Mike Mazzeo and Paul Oyer took on to find out if the academic business frameworks we read about so

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation – Part 6

June 18, 2012

Let's face it, being the perceived best, obtaining scale, and operational excellence are no longer the sole drivers of business success. Advantage is less durable. But there is hope. What if I showed you how to put together a playbook that would give you the ability to deliver what your customers

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation – Part 5

June 11, 2012

"In God we trust; all others must bring data." – W. Edwards Deming Who am I to argue? Deming is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese manufacturing and business than any other individual. The problem is, this quote was more than likely birthed over half a century ago, well

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation – Part 3

May 28, 2012

It’s not your father’s (or mother’s) business world anymore. Three momentous forces — technological, social, and economic — have conspired to rock the business world and caused things to become more complex and uncertain. And, as a result the old ‘go to’ methods fall flat. Point blank, it is a

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation – Part 2

May 21, 2012

Just this past weekend I had a few minutes to kill before running out of the door to the next family-centric event so I was flipping through the television when I ran across the iconic movie ‘Field of Dreams’. For those of you, yes the two of you, who don’t recall the film it’s based around one

Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation

May 7, 2012

If you've been living under a rock for the last five years... First off, welcome back we need you. Second, let me get you up to speed. The hottest two business concepts over the last 24 months have been pivot and business model innovation. Business Model Innovation(BMI): the proces by which

Business Reinvention – the Intro

April 25, 2012

Greg Satell does a great job in his recent post 'The New Media Value Chain' pinning exactly where the media industry currently stands. Both Greg and I live at the nexus of media, entertainment, & technology and have personally witness the ground shift under our feet. While Greg comes from a

Are You a Courageous Business Leader?

April 22, 2012

Boxer Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”… (ABC PHOTO ARCHEIVES)  Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The human drama… It’s been over 30 years since I first heard that phrase on ABC’s “Wide World

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