Development Early Adopters Influence Technology 
Leading Blog
APRIL 24, 2019
In the same way, digital disruption is not about the technology as much as it is about how companies can make their way through the new competitive environment they find themselves in. Digital disruption is more about the people than it is the technology. Each of these gaps poses a different challenge for companies. Digital Maturity.
Change Starts Here
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
One summer, the company put on a Technology Expo to show off all the futuristic technology they were developing. And yet even though I saw it in action twenty years ago, it still feels like I’m driving this futuristic technology. And what can it tell us about some of the prerequisites for change adoption?
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Chartered Management Institute
MAY 3, 2023
As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion?
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 31, 2013
While much has already been written about this challenge in the developed world, there are also some important lessons to be learned from the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP). They engage trusted, local influencers to build credibility. They encourage viral marketing through early adopters.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 3, 2015
This is explains why executives at Kodak chose not to pursue digital cameras after the first one was developed in their own lab. Everett Rodgers, a sociology professor at Ohio State University published the now famous Diffusion of Innovation in 1962 and coined the term “early adopter.” You need influence to succeed.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 21, 2016
The two reports – one by a subcommittee of the new National Science and Technology Council , and a second on AI and R&D — were prepared with remarkable speed, especially relative to the traditional pace of government. This depends partly on how long it takes to develop talent domestically. However, developing the Ph.D.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
Leading disk-drive manufacturers found it nearly impossible to maintain their success when the technology and market structure began to change. The optimal amount of each will depend on the specific organization and the situation, and on changes in technologies, customer needs, and the competitive context.
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