Digitization Challenge

November 18, 2016

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Choose a company that provides an interesting example of how digital transformation has created opportunities or challenges for business and operating models. A business model defines how a business differentiates itself by creating and capturing value. An operating model defines how that business delivers on that promise. Describe how the organization is using digital technology to develop its business model and operating model, and describe and justify what additional steps you think the organization should consider implementing. Your example can describe a positive (e.g., a success story or best practice) or negative experience (e.g., a business failure).

Note: The post for this assignment should be 600–800 words, and must conclude with a word count such as “(778 words).” Posts should not exceed 800 words.

Submitted (926)

WeWork’s blueprint is community and technology
Wilson
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 8:05 am
WeWork's platform is powered by software engineers, rocket scientists, and data scientists; they’ve fundamentally changed the industry combining community and real estate science.
OpenTable and the Restaurant Revolution
Ross
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 11:41 pm
Has OpenTable maximized its potential in disrupting the restaurant experience?
No More Dashing Out To The Store
MB
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:59 pm
Away with the refrigerator magnet shopping list. Shop as you go with the Amazon Dash Button.
Finding Nemo
LS
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 6:11 pm
How Provenance, a supply chain company, uses blockchain to track sustainably caught fish from small Indonesian fishing villages to consumer’s plates half-way around the world.
Rent the Runway Digitizes High-Fashion
anita
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 9:51 pm
Rent the Runway uses data and proprietary technology to revolutionize the operational model behind how millennial women shop.
What Can Brown Print For You?
Carl
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Instead of being disrupted by the 3D printing revolution, UPS has decided to disrupt itself.
Burberry’s Digital Transformation
Petey S
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:48 pm
Come read and find out more about Burberry's amazing transformation into the digital age!
Waze: Paving the Future of Digital Mapping
Raphael Kohlberg
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 8:41 am
Waze has tapped into the power of a community of drivers, crowdsourcing data to build the world's best digital maps and traffic navigation system.
P2P Lending: LendingClub’s Sprints & Stumbles
Heather Engel
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:48 pm
A walk-through a company's ambitions to digitally transform the $3 trillion consumer credit industry.
Metromile: Using IoT to get Miles Ahead
TomCat
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 11:48 pm
“Imagine building an enormous beach resort, maybe the best in the world. Instead of renting the rooms, you charge guests based on the grains of sand they touch…When tolls that are tiny are paid often enough, they can make a [...]
The Changing Face of Makeup Purchases
M
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 5:31 pm
We may never buy cosmetics the same way again. Before, consumers flocked to brick-and-mortar stores, such as Sephora, to try on different foundations and eyeshadows and to seek the advice of experienced makeup artists. However, the growing adoption of internet [...]
Airbnb: My host wants to be my roommate. What does this mean?
CB
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:44 pm
What better way to live like a local than to live with one?
GameStop: its all fun and games until someone gets disintermediated
Alex Stacy
Last modified on November 15, 2016 at 8:44 pm
What do Barnes&Noble and GameStop have in common? 1. They once were consolidated within the same company; AND 2. They are both big victims of Amazon and Digitalization! Find out more about this wild and crazy story of a retailer [...]
How EA’s FIFA Changed the Game
Florentine Lefty
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 5:44 pm
Electronic Arts’ FIFA is one of the most successful gaming franchises of the last decade due to both the sport’s popularity as well as the developer’s ability to adjust to changing times.
Iron Mountain looks for new ways to “Shred it”
pmc3
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:52 pm
How Iron Mountain is navigating a world that is shifting away from paper
Apple: Digital Healthcare Innovation
Christian Jung
Last modified on November 19, 2016 at 8:18 am
How Apple is leading Digital Healthcare initiative to make the world healthier and happier?
The Failed Launch Of www.HealthCare.gov
ABC123
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:04 pm
The US Government's failed launch of the Healthcare.gov website highlights issues with integrating technology into a large bureaucratic organization.
ImaginBank and its war against fintech
Vicente
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:59 pm
The article describes some of the initiatives that the largest Spanish bank is putting in place to stay relevant in the digital era.
Bezos, the Washington Post and the future of news publishing
Smithovic
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:33 pm
When Jeff Bezos acquired the Washington Post out of the blue in 2013, the media community was shocked. Three years later, it all makes sense.
e-Governments vs. Corruption. The case of Estonia
Eugeniu
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 4:36 pm
Is there a quick, inexpensive and proven way to fight corruption? Yes - Government digitization.
Ziosk: Digitalizing the Fast-Casual Restaurant Experience
HC
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 12:35 pm
Digital transformation has created a revolution of change in fast-casual dining and Ziosk is at the heart of it all.  Ziosk has taken advantage of an inherent problem: in a dining sector where speed and efficiency is key, the process [...]
“MONEY AIN’T A THANG”: WARNER MUSIC GROUP IN THE STREAMING ERA
crox111
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:05 pm
Warner Music Group in the Spotify and YouTube era
Domino’s Pizza: A Quick Service Restaurant Chain or a Tech Company?
kh_123
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:46 pm
How has Domino’s Pizza, the world’s second largest pizza restaurant chain, evolved over the last decade to adapt to the rapid digital transformation in the quick service restaurant industry?
Instacart – How to Leverage Technology in the Pursuit of Value Creation
MAB
Last modified on November 19, 2016 at 12:40 am
Founded in 2012 by Apoorva Mehta, Instacart benefited from mobile technology to instantly connect customers with shoppers via a simple tapping-to-order process. Mobile technology has enabled the creation of a so-called ‘on-demand economy’ i.e. an economic activity that fulfills consumer [...]
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