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Disruption: Why does Blockchain pose such a threat to existing business models?…
Technology and Consulting Services firm IBM defines Blockchain as a “shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.” The first major innovation using Blockchain technology was the digital currency Bitcoin, however, since then, the world has discovered that its underlying technology has Read more…
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Thought Leadership: The ABC of dealing with disruptive innovation…
In business, a disruptive innovation is an innovation that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market-leading firms, products, and alliances. The term was defined and first analyzed by the American scholar Clayton M Christensen and his collaborators beginning in 1995, and has been Read more…
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Order From Anarchy-how to tackle Disruption through L.O.A.F (Leadership and Organisation in Anarchic Flux)
Software is eating the world” (M. Andreessen) and “AI is the new electricity” (A. Ng) are two phrases that indicate the seismic impact technology is having on traditional business models. Blockchain, in particular has created a gateway to digital anarchy. It’s a catalyst that creates a new and a different Read more…
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Narcos-Disruptive lessons from a Gangster…
“When I see something I don’t see it for what it is. I see it for what it could be. When I see something, I see how it ends” Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, Narcos Mexico- Episode 10. I have to confess I am something of a Narcos Nut. I binged Read more…
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Disruption. “USE YOUR L.O.A.F”
“USE YOUR L.O.A.F” “All things are in a state of flux. Nothing is permanent, but change “. Heraclitus 535BCE We at DVC Consultants think that the Greek philosopher had it pretty much right. What do the brands Kodak, Blockbuster, Xerox, and Blackberry have in common? They all failed to heed Read more…
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“IF YOU DON’T FUND THE STATE DEPARTMENT FULLY, THEN I NEED TO BUY MORE AMMUNITION ULTIMATELY” JAMES N MATTIS, UNITED STATES -SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Through the delivery of our consulting services, a number of us at DVC Consultants have had real time exposure to terrorism. While in Northern Nigeria consulting for HMG, one of our directors had to take evasive action from Boko Haram road blocks. On another occasion, while consulting for a private Read more…
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How to bring Islamic Banking through FinTech disruption to 1.3 billion people? …
Banktotal is focussed on providing financial services to the unbanked and underbanked in Africa and the Asia-Pacific Countries of Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A quarter of the worlds Muslims live in Africa, with another 300 million in Indonesia, 197 million in Pakistan and 167 million in Bangladesh. This represents around Read more…
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The New Frontier. Driving Disruption through Islamic Banking…
Banktotal is committed to providing Shari’ah -compliant products for the underbanked and unbanked in Africa and the Asia-Pacific Region. Their disruptive technologies will make these available, sometimes for the first time to Islamic communities. There has been a remarkable 11% growth in global Islamic banking assets over the last 5 Read more…
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MOVERS NEED SHAKERS…BUILDING DISRUPTOR AND CHALLENGER BRANDS…
I am often asked as the founder of a consultancy (www.dvcconsultants.com) who is focussed on creating disruptor and challenger brands, what are the core principles and building blocks for doing this? What’s the secret to the alchemy and what is the formula for success? So, for what it’s worth here Read more…