Riding the Dragon that is Disruption
[The following is an adaptation of a TEDx talk I gave, on May 29th, at TEDxINSEAD2016 - I will share the video once I have it :)] In April 2008, about a year after the launch of the first iPhone, NOKIA CEO [...]
Why we hate banks
Hi Y’all. Me again. For those who do not know me, my name is Shahar Larry. I’ve spent most of my career as an innovation consultant and an entrepreneur. Over the past 6 months, I have been making my first steps [...]
WTF is Strategy (the rise of Tactrategy)
Hi Y'all. Me again. For those who do not know me, my name is Shahar Larry. I've spent most of my career as an innovation consultant and an entrepreneur. This piece is about the futility of Strategy and why I think [...]
Nostalgic Innovation (e.g., Blockchain)
Hi Y’all. Me again. For those who do not know me, my name is Shahar Larry. I’ve spent most of my career as an innovation consultant and an entrepreneur. Over the past 6 months, I have been making my first [...]
Why a Noob is so excited with Blockchain (and also some Blockchain 101)
Hi Y'all. Me again. For those who do not know me, my name is Shahar Larry. I've spent most of my career as an innovation consultant and an entrepreneur. Over the past 6 months, I have been making my first steps [...]
A Noob in the ICO Land
Hi, My name is Shahar Larry and i’m a noob. Everyone is a noob at first - I am tired of hiding it. I’m making my first steps in the world of ICOs. [Dude, what's an ICO? Well, it actually [...]
The Elastic Innovation Model
TL;DR A quick overview of everything - The Elastic Innovation Framework (EIF). I know - its hard to see. Email me at Shahar@tinkermd.com and ill share the pdf with you. 1/ Know Rationale & Purpose The first step in Managing Disruption is [...]
Disruption? Inconceivable! (or never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line)
Battle of Wits It always annoys me when people quote “inconceivable!” or “My name is Inigo Montoya…” from The Princess Bride. Not because those are bad quotes, but because I always feel they’ve missed the true gems in that movie. In [...]
Innovation and Disruption are not the same
In another epic scene - Miracle Max and Inigo discuss the distinction between MOSTLY dead and all dead: Miracle Max: He probably owes you money huh? I'll ask him. Inigo Montoya: He's dead. He can't talk. Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who [...]
Faster! – I thought I was going faster…
Over time I have had conversations with many different people about the theme of managing disruption and it always came back to the issue of “how do you make large corporation innovate faster, be more nimble, be more like start-ups, [...]