LDRLB

AUGUST 26, 2013

A FREE 30-minute Audio Interview with Jennifer Anastasof f, the CEO of Fuse Corps, a nonprofit featured in the book for its work creating social innovation through cross-sector partnerships. Fuse Corps works by pairing mid-career professionals and entrepreneurs with city and state governments in order to drive social innovation.

Early Adopters 163

Early Adopters Creativity Innovation Entrepreneur 163

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 18, 2020

I’ve written a few times recently about the importance of breaking free from the straitjacket of our increasingly specialized world, and adopting a more generalist approach to skills development. One of the core benefits from this approach is that it allows us to be more innovative. Driving innovation. Creating impact.

Innovation 97

Innovation Early Adopters Technology Constraint 97

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

Many large companies yearn to rekindle the innovative magic of entrepreneurship, but very few actually succeed. The reasons have been well documented and include: Large, established companies answer to investors who value predictable, consistent financial results, and so are intolerant of the risks inherent in bold innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Early Adopters Marketing Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2014

In 2005, John Antioco was the eminently successful CEO of Blockbuster, the 800-pound gorilla of the video rental industry. Yet Semmelweis and Antioco had not only authority, but also had the facts on their side and were willing to risk their careers. They failed nonetheless. Eventually, a cascading effect ensues.

Leadership 14

Leadership Early Adopters Video Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Today, innovations in digitization and robotization are quickly laying the foundation for another disruptive corporate transformation. 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.

Early Adopters 8

Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

Innovative digital marketing approaches in social media, CRM, and other areas dominate the discussion. You can see a strong precedent for this in the open source software movement, which didn''t go mainstream until its early adopters progressed through the ranks. How could this be?, The Digital CMO. They experiment aggressively.

CIO 8

CIO Marketing CRM Information Technology 8

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 9, 2020

The report highlights how the successful adoption of digital technologies could be responsible for as much as 60% of productivity growth by 2030, with AI alone contributing a large portion of this. Supporting and enabling technology adoption.

McKinsey 115

McKinsey Technology Early Adopters Policies 115