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)

Tesla: No More Driving
AtulK2018
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:19 pm
Where is my steering wheel?? Tesla changing the way we drive or not drive...
“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
Omada Health: A Leader in the Digital Health Revolution
SSE29
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:19 pm
Introduction Nearly everyone has interfaced with the healthcare system. Though our normal lives are punctuated by periodic clinic visits, our fundamental health needs do not vanish between appointments. This is especially true for individuals with illnesses that require behavioral modification [...]
Nest Learning About More Than Just Thermostats
Jon
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:47 pm
Nest delivered an old idea of programmed temperature control in far more polished implementation. Can they continue to make the other elements of the home smarter and connected?
Water Innovation – Shedding Light on Big Underground Market
Satoshi
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:37 pm
NEC, Japanese IT Company, tries to enter water market through digitization strategy, a move which could potentially innovate water network through power of IT network
Data Pioneering: How AfricaScan Creates Data in Markets Previously Devoid of Digital Presence
YS
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 12:19 am
Exploring the business of a sub-Saharan retail consultancy who operates their own stores to generate data.
The next quantum leap and the end of business as we know it
Mark Rosa
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Still unknown to many, physics is bringing the digital future of business and organizations to us sooner than we think. Are we ready?
The Internet of Trash
WorldTraveller
Last modified on November 13, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Technology turns trash into treasure for Waste Management, Inc.
Doctor Watson will see you now
Pavithra
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Introduction Will your next x-ray be read by an algorithm? Will artificial intelligence replace radiologists? Merge Healthcare seems to think so. Technological advances in deep learning combined with the digitization of medical images has created one of the largest opportunities [...]
Love and other Drugs: How mPharma is making it easier to get prescriptions
Tuyee
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Today, Africa has 15 doctors per 100,000 inhabitants and 62% of the population live in rural areas where access to medical facilities is extremely difficult [1]. To further exacerbate the situation, the Sub-Saharan African Region suffers more than 24% of [...]
Started from the Plow now we’re Deere: John Deere’s Transformation from an Equipment Manufacturer to a Tech Firm
Emily Brockway
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 9:46 pm
Farming is no longer about big, steel machines and farmers' intuition. Technology is transforming agriculture as we know it, and manufacturers of heavy equipment, like Deere, are forced the rethink their business model to transition into...wait for it... a tech [...]
Bayer’s Sky High Hopes for a Digital Farming Revolution
JSG
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 5:20 pm
In September 2016, Bayer announced the acquisition of Monsanto for a lofty $66bn valuation (18.6x EBITDA). Was it a reckless move or a bold bet on digital farming?
Education: One size no longer has to fit all
Gng
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 9:25 pm
Students in NYC's public schools are interacting with laptops - not teachers
Quirky & Unique, a Peek into the Crowdsourcing Innovation Mob
NovChopin
Last modified on November 16, 2016 at 12:10 am
Looking behind a once-glamorous digital startup.
The IoT and Big Data Will Transform Royal Dutch Shell
Phil Piro
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm
The Internet of Things and Big Data have already started to transform the operations and data collection practices of Royal Dutch Shell.
BMW – Drive now, analyze later?
JM_HBS
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 7:16 pm
Car sharing is disrupting the automotive industry. BMW has established car sharing company DriveNow in 2011 which quickly gained substantial market share in Europe and is expanding to the US now. Should BMW be more active in its digitization efforts [...]
Digitization in Oil & Gas – is Shell a Leader or a Laggard?
Deviyani Misra-Godwin
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:01 pm
Recently Royal Dutch Shell announced their ambition is to be “the most innovative energy company in the field of digital”. How far away are they from achieving that goal?
Supporting the Good You Do. Online.
jessdelfino
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 3:41 pm
Online giving grew more than 5x faster than total fundraising in 2015. Who is facilitating this shift?
Football 2.0
CMH
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 12:14 am
The NFL is changing the way players, coaches, and fans interact with football.
American Express and The Shift To Digital Payments
CPC
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 8:29 am
What the digital revolution and the rise of mobile payments mean for American Express
Football on your phone
AJR
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 11:00 pm
How the NFL is digitizing itself to stay relevant for millennials
Building Consumer Trust: Walmart Introducing Blockchain to Chinese Pork
NLH7001
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:35 pm
What could pork chops and bitcoin possibly have in common? More than you might think...
The Onslaught of Digital unto Nuclear Dinosaurs
Jaime Arias
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Digital technology represents a serious of very specific challenges to the nuclear industry based on its regulatory structure and current market pressures.
Citi: Banking on a digital future for financial services
Ben Weisman
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Despite having been transformed by technology over the past half-century, the banking industry is threatened by increased digitalization, particularly the rise of start-ups that utilize technological solutions to provide better services at lower costs. Nevertheless, most large banks are uniquely [...]
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