The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. In an age of smartphones, AI, and genetics, it seems crazy to think that the record sums invested in technology aren’t making more of an impact. in 1992.

Innovation 116

Innovation Technology Audience Early Adopters 116

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2013

This means that artists will cater to the type of art their audiences want. So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves. Just like art, there are projects that have major impacts on society, like the Sistine Chapel (Pyramids, Moon landings, etc.).

Project 58

Project Management Film Telecommunications 58

Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

For centuries, we’ve built and organized scientific and technological knowledge through testable explanations and predictions. The employee was forbidden to work on the project. Consider Kohl’s, the large retailer, which in 2013 was looking for ways to decrease its operating costs. -Daniel Kahneman. ” -Stefan Thomke.

Power 95

Power Kahneman Open-book Learning-by-Doing 95

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Platforms can easily scale to serve gigantic audiences, and their lucrative possibilities beckon to established players that are often called “publishers.” It’s not technologically difficult for publishers to add platform-like elements, and vice versa. But these differences are largely cultural.

Business Model 8

Business Model Content Incentives Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital. Yet 2013 annual industry performance data from Cambridge Associates shows that venture capital continues to underperform the S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000. Last year I spoke at a conference to an audience of VCs.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

Because they can connect content and audiences in ways that broadcasters never could. Instead of focusing solely on offerings with surefire mass appeal, these platforms can take a chance on unique content because they can deliver that content directly to the best audience.

Creativity 8

Creativity Project Audience Content 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

Then the lawyers step in, ask questions, and kill the project — or reduce it to a shadow of its potential. A leading professional services firm signed up 1,000 people to Slack groups before confidentiality lawyers closed down the project because it was cloud-based. I hear these stories all the time. Where are the risks?

Innovation 8

Innovation Team Compliance Retail 8