Studying the impact of innovation on business and society

Why I Study Disruptive Technology AND People

Why I Study Disruptive Technology AND People

Sometimes I struggle with trying to stay present and relevant. There are so many thought leaders and personalities with exceptional marketing behind them. All I can do is share my work and hope it finds and helps you in your work. Every now and then, I open my door to personal interviews. I did just that for Kimberly McSweeney. I wanted to share that discussion with you here… Why do you study technology and its impact on society? What first sparked your…

Building a Brand Through Experience Design

Building a Brand Through Experience Design

  Recently, I had the good fortune of conducting a joint interview with Don Schuerman, chief technology officer and vice president of product marketing at Pegasystems on the topic of customer experience. Don brought an intriguing perspective to the table from more than 20 years on the technology side, working directly with companies to operationalize digital initiatives. You can listen to the interview here, but I also wanted to share some highlights from the conversation: The market is changing, whether we like it or not: Customer expectations…

Build Platforms, Not Just Products

Build Platforms, Not Just Products

Guest post by David Rogers (@david_rogers), faculty at Columbia Business School and author of The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age. This excerpt is from Chapter 3, on how businesses need to transform their strategy for competition. Download a full chapter at www.DigitalTransformationPlaybook.com In 2007, two recent graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, were struggling to pay the rent on their apartment in San Francisco. When they heard that…

INfluencia: La Course Contre Le Darwinisme Digital Est Lancée

INfluencia: La Course Contre Le Darwinisme Digital Est Lancée

” Pour rester compĂ©titif, une entreprise doit donc devenir plus agile que rĂ©active et plus customer-centric que prĂ©somptueuse. C’est lĂ  qu’intervient la transformation digitale”, explique Brian Solis ” Bien qu’elle reprĂ©sente un mouvement global qui utilise la technologie pour radicalement amĂ©liorer les performances des entreprises, la technologie seule ne constitue pas la solution. Pendant les recherches, j’ai appris que ce mouvement fonctionne mĂȘme sans la moindre feuille de route universelle qui puisse guider les marques. De fait elles ambitionnent le changement avec les mĂȘmes pratiques habituelles, le mĂȘme paradigme traditionnel, sans vision ni buts “.

LinkedIn: The Race Against Digital Darwinism, The Six Stages of Digital Transformation

LinkedIn: The Race Against Digital Darwinism, The Six Stages of Digital Transformation

Over the last three years, I’ve studied the maturity paths of some of the world’s leading brands including Dell, Discover, GM, Harvard, Lego, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NestlĂ©, Novartis, Sephora, Starbucks, Target, among many others. The result is a new report, “The Race Against Digital Darwinism: Six Stages of Digital Transformation.” It introduces a maturity framework that documents how companies are advancing technology roadmaps, business models and processes to compete in the digital economy.

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