Accelerate Action with Real-time Analytics
Improvements in the technology and adoption of new data concepts are enabling more enterprises to take the leap into real-time analytics. We are just beginning to witness an analytics evolution,…
Measuring Your Innovation Maturity
When it comes to innovation, no two companies are likely to be pursuing innovation in the same way, and they are also likely to be at different stages of…
A New Breed of Innovation
By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. Although US firms had pioneered and dominated the technology for decades, they were now getting pummeled by…
Media’s Data-Driven Future
“Today is the slowest rate of technological change you will ever experience in your lifetime,” wrote Shelly Palmer in his e-book Data-Driven Thinking (Digital Living Press, 2016). As one of…
Innovation Through Crowdsourcing and AI
If artificial intelligence (AI) is the future, the future is now, and it’s all around us. Despite what science fiction and futuristic fantasy may have you believe, AI isn’t…
Business Innovation Factory: Design Methodology, Next Practices, New Business Models
A successful business model is like a shark that has to keep moving to stay alive. But how do you make sure you’re not stuck in a crowded swim…
The New Ways to Win in Emerging Markets
Plans for the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor are nothing if not ambitious. Eight new industrial “smart” cities will link New Delhi, India’s sprawling capital, with Mumbai, its premier business and financial…
The Key Management Skill for the 21st Century: Leading Remote Teams
The future of work was a major topic at SXSW this year, where I participated on a panel on the topic. Afterwards, a member of the audience approached me eager…
How to Reduce Operational Costs
Virtually every business has ongoing operating costs. And while it may be possible to keep your costs low by working virtually, this option simply isn’t available to every business. It may…
5 Keys to Leading in the Age of Analytics
Organizations of all sizes have to consider the use of big data analytics, and understand how analytics fits into the corporate strategy. Data and analytics have redefined the way…
Continuous Delivery: 7 Hard-Earned Lessons for Getting it Right
As organizations move toward continuous integration and delivery of applications there are multiple ways in which things can go wrong. It seems laughable now, but do you remember when…
How To Place A Value On Quality Branding
With all the amazing stuff we build, we sometimes think that our products “should just speak for themselves.” Unfortunately for most, that’s just simply not the case, as the startup…
Innovating for a Worse Customer Experience (Insights from United Airlines)
Most innovators typically think of their work as somewhat noble. Innovation drive progress that is typically in service of the customers and consumers we serve. In big or small ways,…
Supporting and protecting the mobile enterprise: Think big
The number of connected devices at Intermountain Healthcare has grown exponentially in recent years. The Salt Lake City-based healthcare system has 10,000 laptops and another 20,000 tablets and smartphones. Then…
What to Expect When Innovation Accelerates
Like the perfectly in-tune members of a symphonic orchestra, or graceful ballet dancers on pointed toe performing in Swan Lake, real innovation breathes effortless class and synergy (despite the years…
Building Innovation
The challenges great architects face when designing a new structure seem overwhelming at first glance. The architect must design a building that is sound from an engineering standpoint, functional for…
Digital Disruption is Challenging the Status Quo
Don’t think that innovation and digital disruption are just about technology; the people matter even more than the tech. Silicon Valley – not Detroit – will be the king…
Top 3 Strategies To Increase Customer Engagement In 2017
Customer success strategies are always changing, but what never changes is the need for unique and efficient ways to keep customers engaged. As marketing and advertising evolve to meet the…
Innovation is Social
If your organization is struggling to sustain its innovation efforts, then I hope you will do the following things. Find the purpose and passion that everyone can rally around.…
5 Ways to Get Your Small Business Booming in New International Markets
Cross-border selling can seem overwhelming, leaving small businesses unsure of how to dive into international markets or opting to avoid it altogether. Especially with recent international uncertainties such as Brexit,…