Innovation
How is the Evolving Virtual Work Environment Impacting You?
Have you heard folks say, “Boy things are great! We are super-connected by Zoom”? If this is true, then why is the Great Resignation happening? The truth is: being on Zoom is not the same as being truly engaged. Today like never before, later stage Millennials and Gen Xers are walking out in the millions.…
Read MoreCompanies Struggle with Building Vibrant Cultures of Innovation!
Disruption and innovation are a MUST, not an option, especially today. I have been working with companies across all sectors for the last 15 years and my book ProVoke talks about the importance of disruption in order to enable innovation. My motto for the last two decades has been: Disrupt | Innovate | Lead Fact:…
Read MoreData INTELLIGENCE vs. Data STORAGE (Part I):
For decades, we have been fascinated and engaged with collecting and storing data and performing analytics (extracting information from data) POST STORAGE. Today we need to think super-real-time-data intelligence! The amount of data was nowhere close to what we have today, real-time analytics was not the primary concern, and analytics were performed by a small…
Read MoreThe Inversion Factor: How IoT Changes Everything
Inversion is the phenomenon that enables businesses to grow and thrive dramatically by allowing customer-needs to drive what products and services a company should have, vs, outdated product specs and offerings, often missing customer desires and needs. One of the key enablers of Inversion is IoT. IoT creates the network of connecting things, enabling companies…
Read MoreAlexa, Siri, Cortana, Bixby: Headed for Collision or Success?
Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung & Apple: Pick up the pace of innovation please! Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Bixby: Headed for collision or success? With every tech company paralleling their efforts to introduce yet another virtual assistant- I had to pause today and wonder what is the interoperability plan? Today Samsung introduced its version of Siri: Bixby. So…
Read MorePodcast Interview with Gunter Media Group: Disruption and Innovation
Truly enjoyed my time with Darrell Gunter of Gunter Media Group, WSOU: Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall University. Great discussion about disruption and innovation and how to succeed! Next interview covers to topic of IoT and will be broadcast at 8 a.m. Eastern on April 1st! And we are planning…
Read MoreThe Me! Economy™: Digital Transformation: From B-to-C to B-to-ME!™
With the advent of Internet commerce and Internet marketing over the last few decades, goods and services became available via B-to-C (business-to-consumer) and at times Bto-B-to-C. Historically, the goal has been to reach the right consumers and offer the desired products to grow revenues. However, we are on the cusp of a new era of…
Read MoreWorkPlace 3.0: It Is About Inclusion, Not Diversity!
For decades, we have argued that we do not have enough women and minorities in companies, startups, and in the STEM professions. To address this problem, we set our sights on ‘diversity.’ We have formed countless not-for-profits to increase the number of women in STEM and executive positions. I, myself, have been a member of…
Read MoreAR/VR Resistance. Why?
One thing is for sure: Anytime there is disruption, there is resistance. That is what we talk a lot about in my book ProVoke. I remember when I had my RFID Company (ConnecTerra Inc. in Cambridge, MA) and demonstrators were outside the doors because they thought RFID invaded their privacy (which of course it…
Read MoreChina vs. Silicon Valley: Can the rest of the world keep up?
In my recent article published March 6, 2015 on The Washington Post, I write about the strides start-ups in China are making on a daily basis and pose the question of whether or not the rest of the world will be able to keep up. Below is the introduction to the article along with a…
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