Chapter 18 Value Waiting to Happen and Innovation

DOI: 10.4324/9781003381624-18

Value Waiting to Happen

What you can do about creating disruptive value for yourself?

This elusive word value, which we all seek but do not always find … Is it there, is it discovered, or is it created?

Is it a two-edged sword, where on the one hand it is created and on the other side it is diluted?

Or is it a win–win situation? Value is created for both sides (or co-created?)

In my definition, there is latent or potential value. Value that exists but is not noticed. This is value waiting to happen.

I am going to give a few examples:

  1. 1. Where value is shared with the customer and the provider gets little value

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