January 2019 - Innovate. Integrate. Transform. Run.

Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target
Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target

Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target

By Bill Wood|January 29th, 2019|

As a McKinsey CEO survey showed, 80% of CEO's see their business models at risk from competitors [FN1]. Changing your business to compete requires transformation of business models for "growing the core, expanding geographically, diversifying into adjacencies, and taking opportunities that arise from value-chain disruptions and integrations." [FN1] Because of this, delaying needed change is no longer an option. Accelerating and Incubating Organizational Transformation Many organizations are [...]

Transform Your Enterprise with Digital Business

By Bill Wood|January 25th, 2019|

Research shows that "need seeker" business cultures are high on the innovation scale. By focusing on customer needs, or solving their problems, you create an innovation culture. Need Seekers and Innovation A Need Seeker is a term that PwC's Strategy& uses in their innovation research. Need Seeker organizations gain deep insight through direct customer engagement. They develop new products and services through that end-user need awareness. Of the customers evaluated for the study referenc [...]

People and Technology Collaboration and Integration

By Bill Wood|January 23rd, 2019|

Technology integration can take you a long way, but you need people integration for long-term success. Challenging the Status Quo with New Business Models and Technology Integration X-as-a-Service models are the future. Whether you are a manufacturer, service provider, content provider, or any other type of business, recurring revenue models are here to stay. As noted by Harvard Business Review (HBR): Today many industrial companies are beginning to offer their products as services—a move th [...]