Innovationen durch Träumen

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Jakob Fugger aus Augsburg verlieh Geld an Kaiser und Könige, finanzierte ganze Kriege und wurde zu einem Vorläufer des modernen Welthandels. Wer war dieser Mann und was bleibt von ihm? 

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In 1995, the late and legendary Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen introduced his theory of “disruptive innovation” right here in the pages of the Harvard Business Review. The idea inspired a generation of entrepreneurs and businesses, ranging from small start- ... Show More

Chris Stegner is the CEO of Very Big Things; a technology Innovation & Excellence company. They help companies become their greatest self by digitally elevating their brand, experiences, and opportunities. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. When you build an entire brand around the idea of inn ... Show More

Henry Chesbrough, adjunct professor at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business, coined the term "open innovation" over a decade ago. This is the practice of sourcing ideas outside your own organization as well as sharing your own research with others. Howeve ... Show More

Jim McKelvey, entrepreneur and cofounder of Square, says that most companies that think of themselves as innovative are really just copycats. True innovation, he argues, is about fearlessly exploring novel solutions and dramatically expanding markets. Doing so also helps startups ... Show More

Gary Pisano, professor at Harvard Business School, studies innovation at companies large and small. He says there’s too much focus on the positive, fun side of innovative cultures and too little understanding of the difficult truths behind sustained innovation. From candid feedba ... Show More

In the 1980s, Clayton Christensen cofounded a startup that took over a market niche from DuPont and Alcoa. That experience left Christensen puzzled. How could a small company with few resources beat rich incumbents? It led to his theory of disruptive innovation, introduced in the ... Show More

<p>Smart Talks with IBM returns with a new season on Tuesday, June 25th. This season, we’re diving back into the world of artificial intelligence, but with a focus on the powerful concept of “open,” and how it applies to AI. Host Malcolm Gladwell will invite curious colleagues fr ... Show More

Thomas Ramge, co-author of "On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" joins the podcast to discuss innovation, techno-optimism, and the precipass of a utopian-ish society.