The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 18, 2020

The impact of technological and economic changes on industries has been pretty well examined over the years, not least as the impact of declining industries or employers has such a profound impact on the vitality of towns and even cities. Do people leave the area in the search for new work? Do communities enter a terminal decline?

Outsourcing 85

Outsourcing Technology Industry Analysis 85

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Many of us have a positive and innovative vision of a prosperous Europe, but to implement this we must address the problem of our broken immigration system. We are realizing this just at the very moment Europe enters the biggest global talent race the world has ever seen, whereby the global talent shortage will cost the world economy 8.5

Marketing 74

Marketing Bureaucracy Globalization Policies 74

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030. According to Gallup , replacing an employee can cost between one-half to two times their annual salary. While it can feel like a localized issue, such market changes are just as possible in U.S.

Process 59

Process Attrition Trends Training 59

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Trademarks differ from patents in that whereas patents capture technological innovation, trademarks allow companies to differentiate themselves in their advertising. In total, they assessed over 55,000 trademarks registered by firms that had received backing from VCs between 1985-2015.

IPO 52

IPO Venture Capitalist Finance Advertising 52

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For instance, in 2013 the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued guidance on the development of the robotics industry, with this then supplemented by the Made in China 2025 program, which was launched in 2015. This set the goal of producing 100,000 industrial robots per year by 2020. Investing in robots.

Automotive 79

Automotive Banking Industry Information Technology 79

Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2021

They start by sharing the “Seductive Seven” which is a list of common tactics organizations may use to respond to problems: More technology. For example, we can see data dashboards, organization charts, spreadsheets, new strategic plans, or the latest new technology trend bouncing around social media. The Seductive Seven. More money.

Constraint 109

Constraint PR Policies Tactics 109

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A recent Mckinsey & Company survey shows that since 2015, America has seen only a modest growth in women’s well paid jobs representation in the corporate pipeline. In the five years since 2015, women in high paying job representation in C-suite positions jumped from 17 to 21 percent. Percentage of women: 52%.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. Drive Innovation. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Employ Internal Multisourcing.

Strategy 50

Strategy Outsourcing Process Technology 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation. It removes a major source of cost/effort to both supplier and customer and relies on simply being smart with what you already have. Here are some striking examples of how these digital innovators are shaping the frugal economy worldwide: Healthcare.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives. You would be wrong.

Business Model 13

Business Model Technology Advertising Cost 13

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Document Benchmarking Library 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. costs quite dramatically over the next decade. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S. costs quite dramatically over the next decade.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Entrepreneur Innovation 8

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 11, 2015

.: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation ” and “ The Simplicity Cycle: A Field Guide To Making Things Better Without Making Them Worse ”.

Books 100

Books Creativity Long-term Process 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments).

Transportation 10

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The transformation of health care continues at a rapid pace, bringing opportunities and challenges for health care providers to deliver improved clinical outcomes at lower costs. Their conclusion: the expansion of precision medicine could have a major impact on outcomes and costs. Why Medicine Needs to Become More Precise. .

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Venture Capitalist Christensen 8

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

It provided some very innovative and realistic solutions to solve a lot of problems in the plant. They are more interested in avoiding mistakes that could cost them the position they spent 20 years achieving than seeking out improvements. Scott first encountered Deming’s ideas while an engineer at Proctor & Gamble in 1986.

Deming 28

Deming Engineering CEO System 28

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. Some firms are investing heavily in R&D to expand their technological capabilities, while others don’t make that investment and so fall further behind.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Globalization Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. The successful experience illustrates the role that relatively simple technology (e.g., The successful experience illustrates the role that relatively simple technology (e.g., Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. Here are eight cross-cutting themes and stories from 2015 that are driving us toward a sustainable world (and two that are doing the opposite): 1. in the first six months of 2015, 70% was renewable.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Tech Trends Report also found that the gaps in IT skills that used to exist within these core segments are starting to narrow as organizations are uncovering the skill sets needed to use these technologies to their full advantage. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Trends Bottom-up Loyalty 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Read more from DXC Technology: Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus. Digital transformation transcends technology. Digital transformation is often viewed through a narrow technology lens, as just another mobile project or e-commerce initiative. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We’re used to thinking of high-tech innovation and startups as generated and clustered predominantly in fertile U.S. These 10 cities accounted for more than $100 billion in venture capital investment on average each year between 2015 and 2017, or more than 60% of the total. Jakal Pan/Getty Images. The third factor is political.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Globalization Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2016

A 2015 Nielsen Global Sustainability Report found that 43% of consumers say that a company’s commitment to social value “very heavily” or “heavily” influenced their purchase decisions. In 2015, more than $10.5 But many of today’s consumers want more. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Technology 8

Technology Price eBook Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

But it wasn’t until recent advances in the technology that people really began to take notice. And although the industry saw a slight slowdown in 2015, innovations with 3D-printed products are visible among a wide range of industries. The splints can be produced in a matter of hours, and they only cost about $10 per unit.

Health Care 8

Health Care Technology Software Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

All too often, much-touted “revolutionary” innovations offer only incremental benefits at best; at worst, they are a costly distraction. The right technologies, however, can be incredibly valuable, driving customer satisfaction and possibly even providing a sustainable competitive advantage. Eliminating customer pain.

Trends 9

Trends Hotels Competitive Advantage Retail 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The acceleration of digital technology has enabled the disruption of many disparate industries. And just in time, too, because the demand for services is on the rise at the same time that the need to rein in costs is becoming ever more acute. Yet health care, which represents about 10% of global GDP, has lagged behind other sectors.

Health Care 8

Health Care Content Power GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? Fuse/Getty Images. These are rarely studied questions.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. In turn, the company is achieving lower levels of employee and customer churn, and correspondingly lower employee hiring and customer acquisition costs.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For most of 2015, I was the director of Rhode Island’s SBM, known as HealthSource RI, which more than 32,000 Rhode Islanders use to purchase health insurance. By January 1, 2015, all state-based marketplaces were expected to replace federal funding with state-level financing. Technological challenges. Burwell, the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

Now, New Orleans is being recognized as a hub of innovation, with a rate of business startups 64% higher than the national average. But New Orleans offers both culture and an affordable cost of living. Katrina allowed one of America’s most historic places to reimagine itself as a startup city.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Transportation Price Education 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2016

” In other words, today’s innovators don’t “go global”—globality is baked into their origins. Innovation isn’t merely outsourced to low-cost providers, it’s globally networked between peers and partners. For Silicon Valley, however, that proportion rises to 45%.

Globalization 8

Globalization Entrepreneur Innovation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

By one estimate , the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010, and 173 million in 2000. In fact, whether cultural diversity carries more economic benefits than costs is still a hotly disputed question among scholars. International migration is on the rise.

Long-term 9

Long-term GDP Diversity Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Marketing experiments that might have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in 1995 might cost a couple of hundred dollars in 2015; maybe less.

Ethics 8

Ethics Zimbardo Explicit Knowledge Kahneman 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The cost of sensors, processing power, and bandwidth to connect devices has dropped low enough to spur widespread deployment. Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. Information & technology Internet' Australia and China.

Early Adopters 11

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

It means embracing a new culture and mindset, where hierarchy fades and innovation happens through networks. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. Ultimately, success in the digital age lies not in the efficiency of technology, but in the dexterity and adaptability of the people who wield it.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8