10 Tech Trends Driving Connected Consumer Behavior [infographic]
The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2016 are: The Device Mesh The device mesh refers to an expanding set of endpoints people use to access applications and information or…
New Model with Four Routes To Start Innovation
The start of innovation is described by Wikipedia as the messy getting started period of a new product development process. It is in the front end where the organization formulates a concept…
The 2015 Lean Startup Conference
GE Powers up a New Generation of Corporate Innovation The company formerly known as General Electric (GE) is synonymous with technological advances such as the light bulb, TV and nuclear…
Leadership Perils for Subject Matter Experts
It was a warm, sunny day in southern Louisiana as my colleague and I walked among bustling groups of people. Mobile command trailers were clustered around a central compound. My…
9 Promising Cloud Security Startups To Watch
The future belongs to cloud computing, but only with the help of strong security. Here are 9 cloud security startups IT managers may want to consider. (Image: NASA) Funding for…
Office 365 Taps Machine Learning, Tableau 10 Debuts: Big Data Roundup
Microsoft machine learning provides grammar coaching, Tableau 10 gives control back to IT, Teradata acquires Big Data Partnership, GE offers Predix IoT Kit, and more in the Big Data Roundup…
Tips for Facilitating Meetings with Different Personality Types
Anyone who has lead a meeting has been there. You are leading a meeting, ideation session or workshop, and watching the meeting run off track or hijacked by the mix…
Strategic Canaries
Animal sentinels, such as canaries in coal mines, provide critical warnings to people in vulnerable positions. Because they more quickly succumb to the danger in the environment, they can give…
Key Metrics to Benchmark Innovation Performance
Benchmarking the performance of your organization’s innovation initiatives is a key part of making improvements. It allows your organization to determine where it falls short against top performers and where…
To Succeed with the Internet of Things, Start Smart
The potential value of the Internet of Things (IoT) varies as widely as the definitions of the term. If your approach to IoT requires that every last thing be connected…
How PARC Saved Xerox
Xerox invented the core technology that made personal computing easy and fun—the mouse, the graphical user interface and the ethernet—but it was Steve Jobs who built the Macintosh and profited. By…
What Whole Foods Is Learning by Trading Down
Whole Foods turned in another disappointing quarter on July 27, as a decline in store traffic, discounts, and healthcare costs hurt the upscale grocery chain’s bottom line. Sales hit a…
Threatened by Dislocation
You may not be able to control if or when your company closes a plant or lays off workers—but you can plan ahead and take steps to manage the financial…
How Companies Can Avoid Getting Left Behind in the Talent Wars
On July 13, the Federal Reserve released the latest edition of the Beige Book, a compendium of observations, gossip, and free associations — kind of like Larry King’s old USA…
Silicon Valley’s Farsighted Banker
Photograph courtesy of Silicon Valley Bank Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has a privileged view of the prospects of the companies around it. SVB provides…
Diagnosing Dislocation
Illustration by Ryan Peltier Imagine that you run a large company, prominent in its industry, with a loyal customer base and strong profit margins. Suddenly, a new product comes along…
Unlocking Your Organizational DNA
Most strategic planning essentially focuses on two questions: “Where are you going?” and “How will you get there?” But they feel those two questions, while legitimate, need to be preceded…
"Bad" Innovation Is Just What Your Company Needs
It’s easy to spot and celebrate the innovations that change company fortunes: Apple’s iPhone, Warner-Lambert’s (and then Pfizer’s) Lipitor, Microsoft’s Windows, to name a few. What is harder to appreciate…
The Double-Edged Sword of Overseas Experience
Bottom Line: Executives who accumulate international experience are no more likely than others to advance their career at multinational companies. Thanks to the increased emphasis on globalization and the continued…
Wage Pressure
Precisely a year ago, I noted that the norms surrounding wages may finally be changing — especially for those on the lower rungs of the income ladder. Yes, many states…