Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

So why, despite all the evidence to the contrary, do we see so many corporations dip their toes into the pool of innovation instead of diving in? Corporate innovation is already a difficult proposition; why doom it to failure by pursuing it half-heartedly? With the right approach, innovation at a big company is realistic.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

I''m often struck by how many articles exclusively focus on new or emerging technology and their productivity or efficiency effects. Every discussion on the role of IT and CIOs should start with the question: "What are the potential uses of this technology that will guarantee we stay in business?" Generating Top-Line Growth.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Perhaps the most exciting (and challenging) aspect of working in a progressive IT organization is the pace of technological change. Managing this rapid change and fostering innovation while "keeping the trains running on time" is the primary leadership role required of any CIO, new or old. Generate Room for Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

While Gordon’s argument is often characterized as being the opposite of the one I have made in my two books about the impact of advancing automation technology on the job market (most recently, Rise of the Robots ), there are many areas in which I think we would agree. This is certainly true. Many economists would probably agree.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

Just as America''s visa rules enabled the rapid growth of India''s information-technology companies over the last two decades, the Obama Administration''s recent drive to reform immigration regulations could prove to be a turning point for them. In the same way, India''s information technology giants must bite the bullet today.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. In stark contrast, the last four years have seen continued improvement in drone technology, much of which cannot be put to use. Pending agency action, commercial uses for drones were effectively banned.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. And that's true in many areas: New devices, pharmaceuticals, and surgical techniques regularly get developed and incorporated into practice.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. Information & technology Internet'

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

According to CIO Dieter Haban , whose team identified the idea and led product development, “the innovation combines telematics, mobility, central mission control, big data analytics, and a seamless process from the truck to the driver, fleet manager, and ultimately to an authorized service outlet.”. Take a look at your business.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

According to CIO Dieter Haban , whose team identified the idea and led product development, “the innovation combines telematics, mobility, central mission control, big data analytics, and a seamless process from the truck to the driver, fleet manager, and ultimately to an authorized service outlet.”. Take a look at your business.

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Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

In the game of innovation, there is next to no time to rest. Packaged food companies like Kraft and Pepsi use their scale to penetrate markets quickly and efficiently. To understand my point, let's think about how big companies have developed scale advantages through information systems. Develop a vision of the future.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Once a realm defined by its creative expression, trade shows, and glossy literature, marketing has instead become the place in the organization that pulls together all of the information necessary to find, sell to, and serve the customer effectively and efficiently. Starving IT of budget takes a heavy toll on innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It is also impossible to maintain consistency and efficiency when independent groups all pursue analytics in their own way. However, if the CAO reports to the CMO, then other business units such as product development or customer service might not feel that they get equitable treatment. Information & technology Leadership'

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

This could include specialized staff, such as nurses and junior doctors trained to research and identify clinical trials and therapy options, as well as technology that can automate the search process much as has been done with legal discovery. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Build a learning medical information ecosystem.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

Jim Fowler and Jeff Smith talked about peripheral vision in relation to the chief information officer role (Fowler is currently CIO at General Electric, and Smith was formerly CIO at IBM). “I’ve been the beneficiary of a lot of great leaders’ taking a personal interest in my professional development,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Four dynamics are driving this new era of health care innovation: Finally, there is a financial incentive to innovate. RxAnte , Evolent , and Humedica are just three of the many new companies seizing the opportunity to help old players comply with new policy standards that focus on improving outcomes and efficiency.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

New predictive analytics tools promise to reduce waste and improve care by forecasting the likelihood of an event — for example, a patient being readmitted to a hospital or developing a life-threatening infection — and allowing providers to tailor treatments and services accordingly. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

A recent article in The Economist , citing the work of Ryan Raffaelli at Harvard Business School, points to what it calls a “paradox” in the aftermath of disruptive innovation. As The Economist notes, “people do not just buy something because it provides the most efficient solution to a problem. There is no paradox.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Drawing on a conference he organized on how the US legal system could be changed to better promote entrepreneurship, Litan points out that the scholarship of law and economics "has been largely about what economists call 'static efficiency' rather than 'dynamic efficiency' or growth." But that's no longer the challenge.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Decomposing China’s GDP growth over the last three decades, we assessed the drivers behind it such as labor, capital, and total factor productivity (TFP), which is a more precise measure of efficiency in the use of inputs other than labor and capital. Since China opened up, the nation has travelled through different stages of development.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

New financial innovations enabled both historic global economic growth and cascading global financial failures. And efficiency in pursuit of decision reached without rigor is just doing the wrong things more quickly. Efficiency People’s time is a valuable commodity not to be wasted.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

These firms are likely to have already established the organizational structures needed to nurture and spread new technologies and business approaches. And they have well-honed approaches for developing the requisite new skills in employees. Their fundamentally sound innovation practices provide a foundation for evolution.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

As GHDonline’s rapid growth and success have demonstrated, they can indeed be a valuable tool for improving the efficiency, quality, and the ultimate value of health care delivery. Professional Development. Here’s a biography of Dr. Junior Bazile and a graphic of his development as a GHDonline member). The Launch.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Recent allegations of the theft of top-security information connected to the development of sophisticated weapons and air defense systems have only heightened concerns about the security of the nation''s networks. The first focuses on the concept of enhanced public/private information sharing and developing standards.

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Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

These COEs are responsible for innovation, transformation and process governance, and they work closely with operating units in Mexico, Brazil, Central America and the Philippines to roll them out. In the past, IT just provided direct services to the operating groups, according to Chief Information Officer Hector Calva.

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Technology Organization Content Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

By doing so, they are testing the limits of the potential power of repurposing online retail innovations that consumers have become accustomed to in varied industries and potentially revamping healthcare in the process. Healthcare innovations like these raise intriguing possibilities. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Health Care Engineering Retail Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Leadership is uplifting, they imply, while management is boring — just a bunch of rigid bureaucrats spinning red tape, or emphasizing efficiency over effectiveness. They care about efficiency. But my work with numerous top executives shows that this is a false choice. Great leaders also have managerial inclinations.

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Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2016

The digitally networked enterprise — whether Slacked, Chattered, Skyped, Google Doc-ed — sharply exacerbates tensions and pain points: More stakeholders can instantly access, and share, actionable information. Technology facilitates greater transparency and visibility throughout enterprise ecosystems.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

It is a conversation about the increasing importance of information technology and the role it must assume in every enterprise, regardless of size, industry or geography. Not only are there new systems, business and delivery models, types of information, technologies, etc., Here''s a start to that conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Although that kind of redesign is still required periodically, leaders today are more typically confronted with the challenge of how to find cost efficiencies in certain parts of their organization to invest in other parts of the organization that drive growth. Are you competing on the basis of on-going product or technological innovation?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Others gain new responsibilities in strategy, M&A integration, or innovation. Today''s CIO Needs to Be the Chief Innovation Officer.

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CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2015

The convergence of mobile, analytics, context-rich systems, and the cloud, together with an explosion of information, is transforming sales, and enabling buyers and salespeople to engage with each other in more effective and efficient ways. At least five of these trends have significant implications for sales forces, including: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Staffed with dedicated professionals armed with the requisite skills, experience, and credibility, a central group can accelerate the realization of value improvements — better outcomes, more efficient processes, lower costs, and aligned payment models — across the organization. Insight Center. Leading Change in Health Care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

But as start-ups mature, the grow-at-all-cost narrative will be replaced by a flight to capital efficiency and profitability. In this next chapter, the Philippines — the world’s second-fastest growing economy — will play a crucial role in helping tech companies access the talent to scale efficiently and sustainably.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Mayo recently selected and deployed a third-party IT solution to support efficient, secure data collection across these initiatives in a way that allows for greater scalability. To date, that investment has largely been in IT development. Organize a cross-functional team with appropriate governance.

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Health Care Mayo Long-term Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Support investments are those that improve business efficiency and management effectiveness but, in themselves, do not sustain the business or provide any competitive advantage. They are about achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvements through automation or meeting government requirements. Development approaches.

Tools 8

Tools Competitive Advantage Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

And the havoc being wreaked — in higher prices, banned devices, and stifled innovation — is laying waste to the industry landscape. Here’s where the problem has become especially acute for information technology inventions such as smartphones and tablets. Innovation Tech industry Technology'

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