Disruption succeeds with STEM skills
The trigger for this article is a study by the German Economic Institute from 2021 (in German), which I recently read and which has been on my mind ever since. […]
New business models for SME
In a declining global economy, the return on investment from digital transformation is an urgent question that needs to be answered. […]
Digitization is coming – strategy too?
I´ve read and heard a lot of times in the last few months: The pandemic has accelerated digitization. The examples then given in this context may all be correct. I ask myself the question: Are these examples just born out of necessity, or is there a strategic concept behind them? […]
The 5 steps for implementing digital business models
About a year ago the BMI Lab posted a very interesting blog post. We would like to reproduce this in excerpts below. A business model consists of four dimensions: (WHO) is the target customer and what his/her needs, (WHAT) is the value proposition and with the help of which products and services is it generated, [...]
End-to-end automation using Actbots
For years, insurers have worked on improving customer experiences and on the necessary sales and marketing channels. Derived from this, the internal provision of services is also “available”. […]
C-Suite-Challenge 2021
The Conference Board C-Suite Challenge™ 2021 examines the issues business leaders say are keeping them up at night in 2021. CEOs cite the COVID-19 virus, vaccine availability, and changing consumer buying behaviors as the key potential game changers in 2021. Despite some good news — including modest growth expectations for the global economy — they [...]
BCG study “The Serial Innovation Imperative”
The BCG consultants Ringel, Baeza, Panandiker and Harnoss published the study "The Serial Innovation Imperative. The most innovative companies 2020". Facing turbulent and fast-changing markets, innovators need a well-tuned innovation system that can spot emerging product, service, and business model opportunities—and then rapidly develop and successfully scale them—over and over again. Successful serial innovators get [...]
Artificial Intelligence: blessing or curse?
Our society is changing incessantly and at increasing speed, and the corona pandemic does not change that. Our life is difficult to imagine without technology and artificial intelligence, and those who refuse to do so may miss the boat. But where are the technical achievements really taking us, and with what purpose are they being [...]
AI from a cultural and organizational perspective
Artificial intelligence (AI) now has a decisive influence on decisions in almost all areas of life. The technologies that make this possible are developing rapidly and are becoming more attractively priced. So why is it that the vast majority of companies have only used AI in pilot projects or in a single business process? [...]
With innovation culture to innovation success
Rob Shelton is a managing director with PwC US and is based in Silicon Valley. He specializes in global innovation und published an interesting blogpost in strategy+business on June 30, 2016: These five behaviors can create an innovation culture. […]