by danieldalonzo | Feb 5, 2019 | Business, Competitive Analysis, Creativity, Customer, Design, Digital Transformation, Entrepreneur, Feedback, Innovation, Learning, Research, Startups, Vision
A list of people, theories, and ideas that can be used as building blocks for the future. Disruptive Innovation by Clayton Christensen “First, a quick recap of the idea: “Disruption” describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to...
by danieldalonzo | Feb 5, 2019 | Business, Innovation, Startups
This is an excerpt from Steve Blank’s book titled, The Four Steps to Epiphany. Rather than focusing on the products a company may or may not possess, pioneers now focus on developing their customers, validating needs, mitigating risk, failing fast and failing often,...
by danieldalonzo | Mar 4, 2016 | Education, Innovation
I am a New Jersey education innovation consultant with experience working exclusively with deans, executive directors, superintendents, professors, municipalities, businesses, and community organizers to develop connected learning networks. Through my work with Action...
by danieldalonzo | Aug 16, 2015 | Innovation, Social Enterprise, Startups
I had an unexpectedly inspiring phone call this week. The topic? Doing a competitive analysis for my social enterprise. It is not that I was expecting the person to be uninspiring, however, it was the first time we had ever spoken to one another. Introductory calls...
by danieldalonzo | May 21, 2015 | Innovation, Research, Social Enterprise, Technology
Disruptive technology automates jobs, but it also creates the opportunity for new markets to emerge. As we learn how to use technology for a greater purpose, it empowers us to build new products to serve the needs of currently unserved customers. In the long-term...
by danieldalonzo | Nov 30, 2014 | Innovation, Prototype, Social Enterprise
Henry Ford noticed a problem. Disruptive innovation empowered him to turn the problem into an opportunity. Henry Ford Disruptive Innovation Middle class America in which he was apart of wanted a family car. However, cars were too expensive to produce which made them...