by The Blue Ocean Team | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneur Pitch Competition has become the largest virtual high school business competition in the world. The 2020/2021 edition of the competition has reached a tipping point with nearly 2,000 students comprising 500 teams from 36...
by Blue Ocean Contributors | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Written by J. Rae Cho & Gowrishankar Sundararajan, Value Innovation Group The best-laid plans of an organization come to nothing if employees are not behind them. This is because most organizations face internal hurdles to change – from cognitive hurdles of people...
by Blue Ocean Contributors | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why do so many startups fail to secure funding and fold fast? One reason is that they try to compete for limited funds in crowded markets. One successful investor, Rob Coneybeer, shares his advice on avoiding competition and creating a blue ocean of uncontested market...
by The Blue Ocean Team | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
American cities are being called on to reinvent themselves. Craig Ey, editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal recently claimed that “a lack of vision – or failure to see the blue ocean – can affect cities” and lead to decline. But some cities have adopted a blue...
by Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Reflect for a moment on how effective leadership is in your organization. Is there a gulf between the potential and the realized talent and energy of your people at work? If yes, how big do you imagine the gulf is – 10 percent, 20 percent, 40 percent or more of talent...
by Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most leadership programs are generally designed to hone the cognitive and behavioral skills of leaders with the implicit assumption that this would ultimately translate into high performance. Leaders are accordingly called on to develop traits like self-awareness,...
