The Grand Adventure
I was reading a recent WSJ article called The Real Engine Propelling Innovation. The writer states categorically that it’s physics. Innovation is something that is inevitable, claim the researchers at MIT who think they’ve found a predictive analytics algorithm to determine when an emerging technology might be ready for prime time. The feels kind of […]
“Mark’s Key Three” When you ask most leaders how healthy their organizations are, they will list a few known areas and then list a handful of risk mitigations they have put in place to handle the known areas. If you ask them how they feel about the pace of innovation, they will likely tell you […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Microsoft appears to be changing it’s strategy in terms of operating system support in the client market, and perhaps the server market as well. The value dynamic has changed such that foundational software like operating systems are commoditized. Windows, macOS, and Linux are all very capable and the […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] When I worked in IBM Marketing, we ran quarterly pulses on the market to ensure that our offerings were still relevant and on-point with our customers, partners and competitors. I’ve worked with companies that also do this to varying degrees, though not as masterfully. One report in particular […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] I was talking with a few high level business types, doctors and lawyers from an aviation community I belong to and the subject of bitcoin came up. It seems there is a lot of conjecture out there and myths being perpetuated, so I thought I’d put together a […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In Part 3 of this series, I’d like to cover the world outside of your company. In order to be an innovative company, you must be able to constantly monitor the trends affecting your customers, your competitors, your supply chain, your economic environment, in essence, your whole ecosystem. […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In Innovation Series: Part 1, I discussed the building blocks and language one needs to start finding areas to innovate. In this next part, I’d like to share with you a series of questions you should ask to help map out an area you think might be ripe […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Over the next couple of weeks, I’d like to share with you my frameworks, concepts, probing questions and guidelines for finding ways to innovate. How to map out the current value-chain and systematically think about the best way to innovate. How to think about time and money in […]