Flat World Publishing: Social Learning

Flat World Knowledge is a great example of a blossoming Blue Ocean Strategy. The Atlas Black exerpt is based on one of their new graphic novels

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Bacon Salt Case on YouTube, various lengths

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http://www.youtube.com/user/baconsalt

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Bacon Salt Article/Case

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I use the BaconSalt case to talk about how to shift from a product-strategy-mindset to an organization-thinking mindset. The Midwest Express article(linked here – and that I use as the “case”) does a good job summarizing the firm and here is also the link to the BaconSalt YouTube video website. A fun and tasty case.

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The Unofficial LinkedIn User’s Guide for Executives and Professionals

The Unofficial LinkedIn User’s Guide for Executives and Professionals

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UW Business Strategy Case

Download the UW Business School Strategy Case here

This describes the naming partnership as well as positioning the school to differentiate it among its competitors.

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Mason’s Video Library: Your Teaching Toolkit

I’ve started a portfolio of YouTube videos under TheStragegyProf channel on YouTube. I will still chronicle and link to the best ones here as well.

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Made to Stick: Creating a Simple Strategy

Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, speaks with Fast Company about running a successful business by keeping things simple.

View the video at Openforum.com

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LEAKED: New iPhone Commercial

Hysterical snippets about the rivalry between Verizon and ATT. Great example of rivalry and differentiation (or at least trying influence opinion about differentiation).

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Geoff Birch on Visioning (funny)

Very funny stuff. Geoff burch is a business speaker, but he is so entertaining anyone would enjoy watching him, regardless of his business … all » message. He talks about sales, marketing, self employment and is author of five best selling business books. Find more clips and info at http://www.geoffburch.com.

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SWOT Analysis Exemplar

A SWOT business analysis is identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a business plan. Put together a SWOT business analysis with tips from a marketing professor, business entrepreneur and strategy consultant in this free video on business.

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Social Learning through Flat World Knowledge

Flat world publishing offers a disruptive business model in academic and textbook publishing. The Ketchen and Short Strategy text is an example of how this is being executed in the strategy field. It is offered for free in the online version.

Mason CarpenterFlat World Knowledge is a great example of a blossoming Blue Ocean Strategy. The Atlas Black excerpt is based on one of their new graphic novels.

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Atlas Black Trailer

This is part of a case study of Flat World publishing which offers a “novel” business model to disrupt academic publishing.