Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Although machine-reengineering is new, companies are already seeing striking results with it, particularly in boosts to speed and efficiency. Studying 168 early adopters, we’ve seen speed improvements of two times or more for most business processes — and some organizations are reporting speed improvements of 10 times or more.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Company Root Cause Analysis Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The repercussions span industries and regions. We focus on five key verticals where the IoT will be tested first: Connected Wearable Devices, Connected Cars, Connected Homes, Connected Cities, and the Industrial Internet. Within the vast Industrials sector, the IoT represents a structural change akin to the industrial revolution.

Early Adopters 9

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

It’s even frequently been referred to as “the next Industrial Revolution.” And while we’ve found customers for IoT connectivity, the number of our customers who value the new technology has been much lower than industry projections led us to believe. Our products work with apps or without apps.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Early Adopters Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Read more from DXC Technology: Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune. For example: As an early adopter of advanced analytics, the securities industry is now defined by automated, algorithm-centric trading and artificial intelligence-based advisors that outperform professional money managers.

Technology 8

Technology Content Market Segmentation Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Furthermore, early AI adopters are 3.5 Digital capabilities come before AI.

Survey 9

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

As always with technology adoption, there is an S-curve, already being scribbled by early adopters; when the inflection point is reached, expect sudden acceleration. So early preparation is needed. But the most automated carmakers are not necessarily the most efficient. Start early to shift the leadership mindset.

Early Adopters 8

Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

The environmental results of its near obsession with eco-efficiency are frankly astonishing. 3M's sustainability leadership has come mainly from its eco-efficiency success, but these practices are increasingly the norm in business. In the last two decades, 3M has slashed toxic releases by 99% and greenhouse gas emissions by 72%.

Innovation 11

Innovation Early Adopters Energy Efficiency 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

It's relatively open, with a huge under-served population, and the media industry is large, with TV sets in 138 million households and total newspaper circulation exceeding 300 million. Nevertheless, distribution is a challenge worth taking on because India is a unique market, even for traditional media such as print and television.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Early Adopters Entrepreneur Magazine 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Or employers may delegate the purchasing of health care to their employees through high deductible plans, health saving accounts, defined contributions, or health care exchanges, leaving them where they have no leverage with the health care industry. Learnings from these early adopters can jump-start the efforts of others.

Health Care 8

Health Care Supply Chain Price Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We would like to offer some lessons from AIG’s early experiences with deploying new analytical tools to leaders across industries who may be considering embarking on a similar journey. Ninety percent of the team was recruited from beyond the insurance industry to enable it to challenge the status quo approach to decision-making.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Insurance Short-term Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We would like to offer some lessons from AIG’s early experiences with deploying new analytical tools to leaders across industries who may be considering embarking on a similar journey. Ninety percent of the team was recruited from beyond the insurance industry to enable it to challenge the status quo approach to decision-making.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Insurance Short-term Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

An example of strategic boredom is illustrated in Clayton Christensen’s famous work on the disk-drive industry. Certain project leaders at IBM started an initiative to build a community of web fans, i.e. early adopters of the web, that would subsequently transform the company.

Strategy 8

Strategy Strategic Planning Stress Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

How it will impact business, industry, and society. P&G’s staff of analysts and data scientists is somewhat smaller (several hundred or so), but well over the average for firms in its industry. We’ve both followed these companies for a long time—dating back to their early work with expert systems.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

However, there are many reasons to invest the time now to understand the technology and begin exploring specific marketing applications for your industry. Like digital platforms, social media, martech, fintech, and numerous other innovations, the spoils of blockchain may go to early adopters who commit to ruthless innovation.

Marketing 8

Marketing Advertising Technology Content 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Cap and trade is projected to achieve nearly 20% of that goal by limiting emissions from the industrial, utility, and transportation fuels sectors — which account for roughly 85% of the state's greenhouse gas pollution. While leaders in Washington D.C million annually.

Price 15

Price Energy Transportation Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2013

Benjamin Franklin was an early adopter, though his self-tracking experiments grabbed fewer headlines than his apocryphal kite-flying ones. Already 21% (PDF) of people who self-track use smartphone apps or gadgets that make self-tracking behavior more efficient and the data more dependable. That''s a great number.

Taylorism 8

Taylorism Taylor Wireless Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

My company was an early adopter, purchasing our first social ads in 2012. and industries, as well as to specific job titles and even particular companies. Native social ads are cheaper to produce than traditional ads and reach their target with impressive efficiency. Social ads minimize this type of spillage.

Advertising 8

Advertising Media Audience Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. They are leaders in driving innovation, building on their existing advantages in efficient and effective ways. .” More than 1 billion jobs and $14.6 Digital markets are uneven.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8