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'Big Bang Disruption' presents a startling new framework for understanding how tech innovations can devastate a company or industry seemingly overnight. Larry Downes and Paul Nunes offer critical insights and strategies companies can use to protect themselves against the next big thing, detailing the five stages of big bang innovation for both entrants and incumbents.
Disruption by digital technologies? That's not a new story. But what is new is the "wise pivot," a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the future. It's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any business. Rapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new markets. What has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever did. Based on Accenture's own experience of reinventing itself in the face of disruption, the company's real world client work, and a rigorous two-year study of thousands of businesses across 30 industries, Pivot to the Future reveals methodical and bold moves for finding and releasing new sources of trapped value-unlocked by bridging the gap between what is technologically possible and how technologies are being used. The freed value enables companies to simultaneously reinvent their legacy, and current and new businesses. Pivot to the Future is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the next
Big Bang Disruption offers a critical examination of how rapid innovations are undermining established industries. In the past, it took years for new products to challenge industry leaders, but now, businesses can be swiftly upended by superior, cost-effective alternatives. This phenomenon is evident in various sectors, such as travel, health, and energy, where startups can disrupt strategies before established companies even recognize the threat. Often, these newcomers don’t view incumbents as competition; instead, they see them as collateral damage. However, the authors present a silver lining: any business can learn to navigate and leverage the strategies employed by startups. Through extensive research by the Accenture Institute for High Performance and interviews across 30 industries, the book equips readers with the tools to anticipate and adapt to upcoming disruptions. Praised for its engaging and well-researched content, it is described as a necessary read for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of modern business. Larry Downes, a consultant and author, and Paul Nunes, Global Managing Director of Research at Accenture, combine their expertise to provide valuable insights into mastering the future of business.
Disruption by digital technologies? That's not a new story. But what is new is the "wise pivot," a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the future. It's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any business. Rapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new markets. What has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever did. Based on Accenture's own experience of reinventing itself in the face of disruption, the company's real world client work, and a rigorous two-year study of thousands of businesses across 30 industries, Pivot to the Future reveals methodical and bold moves for finding and releasing new sources of trapped value-unlocked by bridging the gap between what is technologically possible and how technologies are being used. The freed value enables companies to simultaneously reinvent their legacy, and current and new businesses. Pivot to the Future is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the next.