Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Here's how they did it, and how they're using social media tools to become more agile, to share knowledge, and to increase the speed of innovation. Creating a social knowledge-sharing environment is not the responsibility of one department. Senior executives studied the early adopters and tracked adoption rates in monthly meetings.

Media 15

Media Productivity Products Company 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

They adapt quickly and predict trends by continuously curating and analyzing data and developing insights that drive new value. IT has long played a critical role in helping organizations deliver better products and services, improve operations, better manage risks, and develop new business models to stay relevant.

Technology 8

Technology Content Market Segmentation Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

After a series of meetings with Silicon Valley stalwarts like Google, Apple, and Amazon, we decided to develop our own IoT software and hired the people who could help us do it. We began selling this new smart fan option and had several thousand excited early adopters. Ask yourself these questions first.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Early Adopters Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We wanted to calibrate trust holistically so we could measure it and develop global comparisons. We considered four key dimensions: Behavior, Attitudes, Environment, and Experience. Behavior : How do users actually respond to frictions in their digital experiences and environment? Trust Can be Compared Across Countries.

Survey 9

Survey Environment Technology Comparison 9

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

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Data scientists continue to be in high demand, but companies are also scrambling to attract or develop “business translators” who can ask the data science team the right questions and apply the results to practical business problems. Another critical piece of the puzzle is acquiring the right capabilities.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

Technology advancements are quickly outpacing traditional use cases, making the design and development of meaningful products harder than ever. With the growth customer identified, the next step is to develop a strong understanding of the problem to solve, especially through exploratory research with potential users.

Levitt 8

Levitt Early Adopters Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

That’s something any forward-thinking provider must aim for in today’s data-driven health care environment. To launch I2B2, the leaders of that effort assembled a coalition of senior IT people, throughout Harvard’s hospitals, who became early adopters. My wife was treated successfully and is now cancer-free.

Health Care 8

Health Care Chief Information Officer Committee Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

They have deep resources for innovation with the ability to accelerate the penetration and adoption of digital products. Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. Institutional environment. Innovation and change.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets. For those not familiar with it, the triple bottom line is a sustainability framework that examines a company’s social, environment, and economic impact. So why recall it now?

TBL 9

TBL Bottom-up Long-term Early Adopters 9