by Brant Cooper | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
From its foundational beginnings in early brand management to high tech software program management, product management has emerged as its own collective of product-focused best practices. Product Management is a vital component of organizations undergoing digital...
by Brant Cooper | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
With the rise of entrepreneurial activity after The Great Recession, Innovation Labs became all the rage in corporate environments. Corporates wanted in on the energy, if not the spirit. The word “innovation” became a popular buzzword that meant so many different...
by Brant Cooper | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
When was the last time you went through a company re-org? Re-orgs seem to be happening more and more regularly, especially with large organizations, and the excuses for them are often tenuous. Within the startup world, there’s buzz that Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at...
by Brant Cooper | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
We’re coming to the end of 2022 and ’tis the season to evaluate 2022’s performance and plan for 2023 targets. Despite ongoing challenges in the economic and business environment, I’ve heard from many people that they had aggressive metrics for themselves and their...
by Brant Cooper | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog post, Digital Transformation, Disruption Proof
Dividing your company into execution mode vs exploration mode, as recommended by the multi-named mythology of “ambidextrous organizations,” “dual operating systems,” or “dual innovation,” will prevent you from competing efficiently in the digital age. These are...
by Brant Cooper | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
Opportunity discovery is the practice of figuring out where a business can find new growth. It’s the phase that comes before customer discovery and before product idea. (You can actually start with either of those, but one should take a big step backward to learn more...
by Brant Cooper | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
One of the most under-appreciated aspects of the global economy’s Digital Transformation may be surprising at first blush: Customers have a lot more power now. While lax antitrust enforcement and the erosion of consumer protections might suggest otherwise, generally,...
by Brant Cooper | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
It’s cliche when people say, “Entrepreneurs are the risk-takers.” To the contrary, entrepreneurs actually seek to avoid risk. They are risk mitigators. They seek to reduce the uncertainty in a new venture. Those who do not reduce uncertainty are the risk...
by Brant Cooper | Aug 18, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
I had a conversation recently with a few industry professionals who were expressing concerns about the idea of scaling agile. Their objection was that not everybody can be agile nor needs to be. Their primary argument was that most people’s jobs are well-defined in...
by Brant Cooper | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog post, Disruption Proof
The goal of the book Disruption Proof is to help leaders and founders of companies to create what I call RAD companies, which stands for being resilient, aware, and dynamic. RAD requires new behaviors and skills for all, while also establishing new systems, processes,...
