This week’s DeepSeek incident sent shockwaves through global markets wiping out over 1 trillion in market value in a single day. The Chinese AI startup’s sudden rise—offering an alternative to existing AI models—led to a steep selloff in major tech stocks, including a historic $593 billion drop in Nvidia’s market cap alone. While this sounds like a once in a life-time event, the reality is: It's part of a very normal "faster, cheaper, better" innovation cylce. The sheer speed of brutal competition and disruption raises an essential question: Is your organization designed to embrace competition and stay ahead of disruption?
Organization Design for Competition and Disruption Readiness
Topics: Organization Design, Business Innovation, disruptive change, Disruptive Innovation, Adaptability, OrgDesign
"We Are Not That Dumb, We Are Not That Smart": On The Scalability Of Innovation
Faced with decreasing market share caused by the "Pepsi Challenge" taste-test battle, Coca Cola launched “Mission Kansas” in the 1980s to reformulate Coke. As Pepsi was going sweeter, New Coke was to follow the trend in an attempt to take over the lead again with the altered taste.
Topics: Business Innovation, product innovation, disruptive change, Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive Change - Why Framing Innovation Matters
In a study released by Gilbert and Bower, the authors extrapolate that when companies face major disruptions in their markets, the way their managers perceive that disruption influences a company’s response profoundly.
Topics: Organizational Transformation, Innovation, Change Management, Business Innovation, disruptive change