Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. Digital transformation forces wholesale change to the foundations of an enterprise — from its operating model to its infrastructure, what it sells, and to whom and how. In 1958, corporations listed in the S&P 500 had an average stay of 61 years. No industry is immune.

Technology 8

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

” Policies such as the new EPA proposal, which would establish firm limits on carbon pollution from power plants, will only help accelerate these much-needed market innovations. All told, they slashed carbon pollution from electricity by 20% from 2005-2011, led by Washington, which saw a 46% reduction during that period.

Power 8

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

National Infrastructure Week, May 11-15, should mark the acceleration of giving entrepreneurs and innovators a prominent seat at the table, adding technology opportunities to solve America’s infrastructure problems. Innovation comes from courageous people with an entrepreneurial spirit. infrastructure problems.

Transportation 8

Transportation Entrepreneur Wireless Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Separate the transformation or innovation team from the traditional part of the organization.

Politics 10

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. .—while oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011.

Offshoring 10

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Since early 2015, when he began working with Sodexo’s executive committee as the global services firm’s chief transformation officer, Sunil Nayak has undergone his own leadership transformation. For example, American Express created its Accelerated Leadership Development program, in 2011. ” Insight Center.

Globalization 8

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

The speed of technological innovation and industry demands is moving faster than higher education’s ability to adapt. In the fall of 2015, there will be at least 40 P-TECH schools, serving tens of thousands of students and 100 partner companies. But while this has happened, one sector has lagged behind: higher education.

Education 8

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In other words, funds that used to flow into local restaurants, clothing chains or other forms of entertainment are flowing instead into the top lines of mobile phone operators. By 2011, data revenue had jumped to $59 billion. The Journal offers some numbers: The trend has been a boon for companies like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

Analysis 8

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2017

For an example of the kind of disruption such an attack could cause, consider the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Just look at the Ukraine power grid attack in 2015 , where the attackers used several different techniques , such as spear phishing and denial-of-service attacks, that were all readily available on the black market of the internet.

Power 9

Power System Video Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

In 2011 GE, the company famous for exporting great leaders, imported one when it recruited Bill Ruh from Cisco to lead GE’s push into software and analytics. ” GE adopted its FastWorks initiative, based on lean startup principles, to cut bureaucracy around innovation. Make the tough calls on people.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

For instance, Skoda ran a campaign in 2015 , placing an AR mirror in a Victoria railway station in London, so that people passing by could customize a car and then see themselves driving it on a large screen. In each of these examples, the AR technology was used to engage customers at events or in public spaces.

Tourism 9

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 9

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and, as someone who works with small business owners on a daily basis and knows how hard it is to grow a business, I can’t overstate how much I appreciate the creativity, innovation and hard work of today’s entrepreneur. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Entrepreneur Technology Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

Decentralization 10

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Fortune counted more than 170 of the mythical creatures , with an average of one unicorn born every week during 2015. More than 40% of the unicorns that went public since 2011 saw their valuation stay flat or dropped. ” Rule #2: Find a balance between derivative products, platform upgrades, and breakthrough innovation.

Productivity 8

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

But some companies have what I call rural DNA – the ability to recognize the rural opportunity and to develop innovations to tap those markets along with their urban markets. Particularly in Asia, Unilever has pioneered a number of innovations that it has exported to other regions in its focus on addressing rural market opportunities.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Cost Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. But by early 2015 they stopped accepting new submissions to their open market and discontinued their API support for external developers.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. They explored data across 28 different industries in 17 countries over a period spanning 1970 to 2011, during which 71 economic recoveries occurred.

TCO 74

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 74