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GUNJAN BHARDWAJ

Gunjan Bhardwaj is senior editor and a member of the review team at Innovation Management. Gunjan is presently with the Boston Consulting Group and just prior to this he was the leader of the Global Business Performance Think-tank of Ernst&Young. Gunjan is also a guest professor for Growth and Innovation management at European Business School (EBS) in Germany and a member of the scientific advisory board of Plexus Institute in the US which researches on complexity in health sciences. Gunjan has published a number of papers and articles in various Journals and magazines and has been a frequent speaker in conferences on marketing and innovation related topics. The views and ideas expressed by Gunjan on InnovationManagement.se are strictly personal and have no bearing on BCG.

Social Innovation – a Charity or Business as Usual?

Innovation in today’s business environment is a must. Opportunities for innovation can be a problem to solve, a demand to satisfy, needs to meet. However, increasingly inspiration for innovation does not come only from underserved or emerging markets, but also from the social sector.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:05:45-07:00December 7th, 2009|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Collaboration, cross-industry collaboration, innovation trends, public sector, social innovation, social issues, society|

How to Create More Growth Through Disruptive Innovation

According to disruptive innovation theory, companies have the best chance of creating new growth through the introduction of disruptive innovations in the market. But what is it and how can firms be disruptive? And why do they fail to be disruptive? Learn more about disruptive innovation in this article by Gunjan Bhardwaj, head of Ernst & Young´s Global Business Performance Think-tank.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:05:47-07:00November 9th, 2009|Categories: Strategies|Tags: business opportunity, disruption, disruptive innovation, disruptive innovation theory, growth, new markets, product improvement, ROI|

Challenges for Innovation in Network Markets

Markets can be quite hostile to new products launched, and in fact they refuse most new products. This hostility to new products can even be stronger in network markets, where all players are interconnected. Read more about the challenges to be addressed when you enter into network markets in this third article in a series of five by Gunjan Bhardwaj, head of Ernst & Young´s Global Business Performance Think-tank.

Ideascale2021-12-01T09:03:04-08:00November 2nd, 2009|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Change Management, Communication, customer behavior, hostility, innovative products, network externalities, network markets, new markets|

The Impact of the Location on Innovation

Not only internal, but also external factors are strong drivers of innovation. Why have, for instance, some places emerged as “hot spots” for innovation? The impact of the location on innovation is the second in a series of five articles by Gunjan Bhardwaj, head of Ernst & Young´s Global Business Performance Think-tank. The topics of the other articles are: Disruptive Innovation; Innovation in Networks; Social Innovation; and Business Model Innovation.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:05:48-07:00October 26th, 2009|Categories: Strategies|Tags: adoption of ideas, external environments, innovation drivers, innovation environment, innovation systems, intellectual property, learning region, national trends, R&D, regional innovativeness, regional trends, silicon valley|

Focus on Business Model Innovation and Increase Growth

There are many different types of innovation, but business model innovation shows the strongest correlation with increased operating margin. Focus on Business Model Innovation is the first in a series of five articles by Gunjan Bhardwaj, head of Ernst & Young´s Global Business Performance Think-tank. The topics of the other articles are: Disruptive Innovation; Innovation in Networks; Social Innovation; and the Impact of Location on Innovation.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:05:50-07:00October 19th, 2009|Categories: Strategies|Tags: business model, Business Model Innovation, Competition, competitive advantage, globalization, new customers, new technologies, process improvement, redefinition, reinvention, restructuring, strategy|