Article first published as How To Build Your Personal Innovation Strategy on Forbes. Most of the discussion about disruption these days revolves around companies, less about the impact on people’s lives. In a time of exponential change and dislocation, it’s more important than ever to design a personal development road-map to keep you on course, no matter what gets thrown…
Every technology goes through a Development Phase before entering the Application Phase. The tech-advancements below are now ready to be used to solve your company’s real world business challenges. Innovators here in the USA and around the world are adopting these technologies and using them to acquire customers, enhance existing products, increase employee productivity, and otherwise invent the future. As you…
With Amazon edging towards becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company, fresh attention is being paid to the factors that could derail its growth. The company slowed a bit this quarter, sending the stock down eleven percent. Nevertheless, this downtick should not distract from the reality that Amazon has emerged as the new model of innovation effectiveness. They are something new in…
It’s no secret that innovation is tough to pull off, and even the “most innovative” companies, such as General Electric (#18 on Boston Consulting Groups’ most recent list) and Whirlpool (tariffs aside, consumers favor Korean and European styling and brands) and Proctor & Gamble (sinking to #47 on BCG’s list) can fall fast, despite great effort on the part of…
