Disruption
Will TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2013 Totally Disrupt and Rock Our World?
Techcrunch Disrupt is always exciting and disruptive. The next one in San Francisco, is coming up in 2 weeks and looks like it will be massive. During the last Disrupt conference in NY, the energy never stopped. Wear your walking shoes and expect to talk and listen a lot! I will be sending live updates…
Read MoreSummer Vacation & Upcoming Attractions…
Dear friends and bloggers: I hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying the last few weeks of summer fun and festivities. Many of you are on well deserved vacations and hope you are slowing down to enjoy time with your family and friends. My blogs will restart in full force right after Labor…
Read MoreChange is Possible in Big Organizations
Some say big and old organizations can’t change. Positive changes at Yahoo may show us how CHANGE is possible. The point which grabbed my eye was , Mayer bringing a “sense of vision and urgency”: 1. Vision: Critical as staff in a large company want to know what the overall vision and strategy of the…
Read MorePart III: Necessity of Breaking Silos and Integration for a True Culture of Innovation
Building on Part I and Part II (last 2 blog posts), in addition to the holistic transformation which we need to make, we also need to look at breaking barriers. Let me share a real example. A recent client asked me to help them in building a Culture of Innovation. However, they only wanted a…
Read MorePart II: The 3 Critical Elements of Enabling Change: Change Agents, Enablers and Drivers
Building on Part I, to transform to a true Culture of Innovation, we also have various players and roles. I have learned that identifying the roles early on in the process helps the transformation process enormously. For the last many years, I have been working on this model with large clients across many sectors with…
Read MoreCulture of Innovation: An Integrated Process, People and Product Transformation
The following 3 blogs will talk about a few of the critical elements of creating a strong and meaningful Culture of Innovation (CofI). This 3 part blog series includes: Part I: The Culture of Innovation- An integrated process, people and product transformation. Part II: The Agents of Change: Agents, Enablers, Drivers of Change Part III:…
Read MoreNo Funding to Train and Experiment: Can You Innovate?
Source: Dilbert.com Recently, I am encountering a number of clients who have a desire to innovate; they even have innovation and training programs, but either do not have a meaningful budget or are continuously chewing away at the training budget (cutting costs), and some at alarming rates. If we do not invest in training global…
Read MoreYes, Let’s Bring Jobs and Knowledge Back to America, Shall We?
Building on my last blog of May 31…I totally agree with Dylan Tweney’s recent article: America, it’s time to start making things again. We (America) need to consciously think of bringing jobs back and retraining and focusing on the growth of talent in America. As mentioned in Tweney’s article, here is what Motorola is doing…
Read MoreRising Global Unemployment Rates…Why is Germany Different?
As per the report about unemployment in the euro zone released this week, unemployment rates in Europe in certain countries are approaching 50%. This means that half of the eligible work force cannot find jobs which is hugely distressing for countries such as Spain and Greece. The U.S. has lower unemployment numbers, however, it is…
Read MoreDemocratization of Innovation – Liberation of Patents for a Purpose
Fellow readers, this month GE announced that it will be opening up thousands (not thousands not hundreds) of patents from its library of 20,000 patents. First off, this liberation of IP (patents) is a huge forward move. Why? For decades, global companies have viewed their technical prowess, not in terms of new products and innovation…
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