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Soren Kaplan is a leading keynote speaker, the author of the bestselling and award winning book, Leapfrogging, a writer for FastCompany, faculty member in the executive education program at the Copenhagen Business School, and the Founder of InnovationPoint.
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Why does one brand thrive while others languish in today's fast-paced, ever-changing marketplace?
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Predicting relationships with big data innovation – Red hot business models
Can what you binge-watch can make you more attractive? We’re familiar with dating sites and apps like Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid and stalwart Match.com. 40 million Americans use online dating sites and apps, so there are 40 Million Americans giving out personal information, in the hopes that whatev...
April 12, 2016
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Four Mind-Bending Business Models to Shake Up 2016
There are a myriad of lists out there extolling the top trends and innovative products to watch for 2016. But perhaps the greatest innovations in business won’t be what companies decide to sell, but how they’ll go to market in ways that create entirely new business models. Here are four strateg...
January 29, 2016
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Soren Kaplan’s – January 2016 Leapfrogging Newsletter
There are a myriad of lists out there extolling the top trends and innovative products to watch for 2016. But perhaps the greatest innovations in business won’t be what companies decide to sell, but how they’ll go to market in ways that create entirely new business models. So what are the top s...
January 29, 2016
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10 French Innovations that Changed History
In the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, or an act of malice, we are called upon to remain strong. We take it upon ourselves to stand together and to remember what gives us strength and unity. This is what the people of Paris, the people of France and all of us citizens of the world are doing no...
November 19, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
The Innovative Classroom – Let the (mobile) phones ring in
In the melee of getting kids prepared to head back to school, it’s easy to overlook the bigger disruptive changes happening in education nationally and even globally. Though we’re all pretty well aware of the social, economic and behavioral challenges educators face, few of us are in the loop ...
October 7, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Business Model Innovation? July Retail Deals are the new Black (Friday)
In the style of summer action movie blockbusters – a summer battle went down between Amazon and Walmart. Both retail giants offered discounts and promotions to rival those only seen during traditional Black Friday sales. These sales created the kind of hype associated with summer blockbuster...
August 2, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s July Newsletter
While you were watching Ant-Man or Jurassic World, a summer action movie-style battle went down between Amazon and Walmart. Both retail giants offered discounts and promotions to rival those only seen during traditional Black Friday sales. The retail battle royale created the kind of hype a...
August 2, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Fathers of Invention? Innovative Dads Make Waves
Millennial fathers are reinventing parenting, and a variety of new products and services help them get the job done like never before. Millennial dads. They’re unlike your father or grandfather. They’re redefining fatherhood – and influencing parenthood as a whole. Mostly because they don’t s...
July 2, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s Leapfrogging June Newsletter
Innovating Parenting through Innovative Products & Services This past month we celebrated Dads & Grads. Taking it from there I’m sharing with you some amazingly innovative dads, and dad related research, in case you wanted to know what the Dad Bod meme is about. I’m also sharing top i...
July 2, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s Leapfrogging May Newsletter
Why Women are the Future of Business Innovation 2015 has so far been monumental for women. Hilary announced her run for office, and six women took home the Pulitzer Prize (compared to one female winner in 2014). Yet, when it comes to business, women get screwed. Women make 77 cents for every d...
May 28, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
The Evolution of Women in Business: An Infographic
2015 has so far been monumental for women. In light of Hilary announcing her run for office, and six women winning the Pulitzer Prize (compared to one female winner in 2014), I though I’d share this infographic depicting the historic impact of women in the business world over the past century. ...
April 24, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Why Women are the Future (and Past) of Business Innovation
Mainstream business culture penalizes women for being women. But “feminine” skill sets are the not-so-secret ingredients for what it takes to innovate in today’s digital world. 2015 has so far been monumental for women. Hilary announced her run for office, and six women took home the Pulitzer...
April 24, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s April 2015 Leapfrogging Newsletter
Sustained competitive advantage comes from innovating how we innovate. That’s the essence of real innovation. In the past, new products and technologies consumed the vast majority of the innovation air-time. That’s no longer the case. The most innovative companies today realize that competitive...
April 15, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Expand Your Perspective, Soften Your Mindset – For Innovation Success
Researchers find people who have lived abroad have the most successful negotiations and solutions. University researchers, Adam Galinsky and William Maddux, conducted a series of experiments that revealed some of the benefits of pushing past the boundaries of our existing mindsets. They looke...
March 17, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s – March 2015 Leapfrogging Newsletter
It’s true! Drawing aliens may be the secret to creativity and innovation University researchers, Galinsky and Maddux, discovered that people who have lived abroad have the most successful negotiations – reaching deals where shared interests were included in the solutions.This is an interesting ...
March 17, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
How to Disrupt Anything – from Toilet Paper to Technology
Real innovation requires new mindsets, customer insights, technologies, and business models. Here are stories and strategies straight from a recent keynote that was given to 500 people in the global technology group of one of the world’s most innovative consumer products companies: For more ar...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Instapreneurship taps into consumers’ creativity and entrepreneurial drive while creating new business models that promote customer co-creation and business innovation Part two in a series uncovering what makes us buy and why (aka insights into the Deep Motivators of Consumers and the Future ...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Social Currency – Leveraging Brand Loyalty & Social Networking to Build Brand Awareness
Social Currency marketing combines brand loyalty and social networking to create brand awareness and buzz Marketing messages constantly bombard consumers. To cut through the noise, many companies now provide merchandise or discounts in return for consumers’ social sharing and promotion to fri...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Rent-a-Anything – Consumers Embrace The “Sharing Economy” Market Business Model
The Sharing Economy is gaining steam, and consumer “Meaning Makers” are driving the trend and business model This is part four in a series uncovering what makes us buy and why (aka insights into the Deep Motivators of Consumers and the Future of Consumer Marketing) See the introductory post he...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Are you ready to innovate in 2015? A recent Harris poll finds budgets for strategic innovation are increasing across top companies. Open Innovation is one strategy for beating the competition next year. The recent national Harris poll sponsored by NineSigma shows companies are forging ahead to...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Peer Support for Motivation & Change – Building Communities and Brand Loyalty
Peer support is the key to creating the motivation to change. Give consumers communities to help them achieve personal goals and you’ll gain their loyalty. Part five in a series uncovering what makes us buy and why (aka insights into the Deep Motivators of Consumers and the Future of Consume...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s Leapfrogging Newsletter – January 2015
Debunking Disruptive Innovation -Why Disruptive Innovation is not a Business Strategy In 1998, when I was running the strategy group at HP, we invited Clayton Christensen, the iconic Harvard professor who wrote The Innovator’s Dilemma and coined the term “disruptive innovation,” to come speak...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
Debunking Disruptive Innovation – Why Disruptive Innovation is Not a Strategy
Disruptive innovation has become business’ biggest paradigm. Harvard’s Clayton Christensen coined the term and the New Yorker’s Jill Lapore recently tore it down. While many companies scramble to create disruptive innovation strategies, the problem is that it isn’t a linear process or methodo...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan posted a blog post
4 Strategies For Winning Over Innovation Naysayers
FOUR QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN FACED WITH THOSE PUTTING A DRAG ON INNOVATION. Have you ever come across someone who exhibits “wet blanket” behavior? We recognize it when we experience it. Simple words extinguish ideas, zap energy, and gobble up enthusiasm: We don’t have time to innovate. We’re no...
March 6, 2015
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Soren Kaplan’s Leapfrogging Newsletter – February 2015
How To Think About Turning Your Products Into Services Eking out profits from products alone isn’t what it used to be. Thanks to the Internet and global distribution, consumers have access to lots of choices. That’s good for them but not so good for the folks selling those goods. Some companies...
March 6, 2015
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