Category: Innovation
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Find Your Constant and Pivot with Purpose
Startups succeed by anchoring each shift in a clear purpose that guides every move they make.
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Soup’s Down! How Tired Brands Can Refresh Through Story
Brands last when they evolve their “why” for a changing world.
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Fintech, Disrupted
Klarna’s surreal ads show how fintech brands earn trust — not through tradition, but through personality, storytelling, and authenticity.
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Why Reed Hastings Didn’t Build a Faster Horse
The best innovators don’t ask for answers — they observe, empathize, and build what customers didn’t know they needed.
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Collaborative Cultures Cultivate the Cheesiest Concepts
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Shows the Janitor May Be Your Next Product Leader In the years since they entered the market in 1992, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos have transcended simple snack-status to become an undeniable cultural phenomenon. They’ve served as a sartorial muse for Katy Perry and inspired new culinary creations such as a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos bagel…
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Why Xerox Died
Xerox didn’t fail because of technology. It failed because it lost its story, while companies like IBM thrived by staying true to theirs.
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Where Are All the Toys “R” Us Kids?
They Grew Up, But Where Are Their Toys “R” Us Kids? “The greatest toy store there is” has decided to shutter 182 outlets across the country — about 20 percent of its total footprint. This isn’t exactly surprising, given the downward fortune of the company year in and year out. This latest effort to retrench…
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Villains in the Valley: How America’s Innovators Have Lost Their Way
Why Silicon Valley’s arrogance alienates customers and how founders can rewrite their story
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Why Fast-Growing Companies Still Fail
Why scaling a business requires purpose process and accountability not just growth
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Seeking Disruption? Tap the Secrets of Shaolin
How Wu-Tang Clan built a legendary brand through authenticity strategy and relentless exposure
