Comments on: The incumbent’s solution: 90% transformation, 10% innovation http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/tincumbents-solution-transformation-innovation/ What is it? How does it work? What can you do about it? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rick Waghorn http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/tincumbents-solution-transformation-innovation/#comment-19 Rick Waghorn Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:27:43 +0000 http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-19 The other advantage that Argos, HMV and The Guardian have over, say, Archant is geography. As in they haven't got any. Archant, TrinityMirror, Johnston et al have. Archant can innovate 100%; transform themselves 100%. But if you still can't deliver either in Bury St Edmunds, you're in big trouble... which ain't good news for my Mrs... http://outwithabang.rickwaghorn.co.uk/?p=127 The other advantage that Argos, HMV and The Guardian have over, say, Archant is geography.

As in they haven’t got any. Archant, TrinityMirror, Johnston et al have.

Archant can innovate 100%; transform themselves 100%. But if you still can’t deliver either in Bury St Edmunds, you’re in big trouble… which ain’t good news for my Mrs…

http://outwithabang.rickwaghorn.co.uk/?p=127

]]> By: Colin Donald http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/tincumbents-solution-transformation-innovation/#comment-17 Colin Donald Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:26:13 +0000 http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-17 And the other dimension is simply implemeting any of it fast enough. As I recollect, I first heard of HMV's Get Closer being announced in spring 2007 - so the strategy must have been developed several months before that. Yet it took until Dec 07 even for beta testers to be invited. Exactly the same time that Facebook was taking off. And the other dimension is simply implemeting any of it fast enough.

As I recollect, I first heard of HMV’s Get Closer being announced in spring 2007 – so the strategy must have been developed several months before that. Yet it took until Dec 07 even for beta testers to be invited. Exactly the same time that Facebook was taking off.

]]> By: Dadblog » links for 2008-08-20 http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/tincumbents-solution-transformation-innovation/#comment-16 Dadblog » links for 2008-08-20 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:37:08 +0000 http://digitaldisruption.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-16 [...] The incumbent’s solution: 90% transformation, 10% innovation « Digital disruption Waldo on the need for transformation, not innovation. (tags: disruption organisationalchange) [...] [...] The incumbent’s solution: 90% transformation, 10% innovation « Digital disruption Waldo on the need for transformation, not innovation. (tags: disruption organisationalchange) [...]

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