Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

A new wave of entrepreneurs have created innovations that address pressing human needs: a hand-powered solar lamp that reduces a family's dependence on dangerously flammable oil for adequate light; a network of neighborhood-based grocery stores that sell fresh produce; a low-cost infant warmer for vulnerable babies in developing countries.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Business Model Human Needs 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Smart, quasi-autonomous robots and machines are replacing humans in workplaces all over the world. Intelligent technologies are increasingly delivering greater value for less money. But “better than human” comes with its own managerial challenges. They learn fast, work hard, and certainly complain less.

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This means there are too many ways that an attacker can take advantage of any part of the technology infrastructure in most companies to breach them or create harm. Large enterprises typically operate dozens of security products with growing headcount in all areas of their security organizations.

ROI 9

ROI Long-term Banking System 9

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 17, 2011

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies.

Brand 168

Brand CEO Stage-Gate SWOT 168

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Feeling safe is a primal human need. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. In my book, I describe an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. The CMO agreed, and the meeting took place.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Feeling safe is a primal human need. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. In my book, I describe an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. The CMO agreed, and the meeting took place.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

When we think of needs and products we often go right to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs , the ubiquitous theory that human needs manifest in a specific sequence, from base survival to the pinnacle of self-actualization. When we talk about human needs, we use four categories: Connection. Uniqueness.

Forrester 11

Forrester Maslow Brand Human Needs 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2011

The arguments in favor of these efforts have been solid: commercial markets are saturated with adequate offerings, consumers are more aware of alternatives and more discerning in their choices, and innovative design is an effective way to differentiate and communicate a brand. Try to design for everybody. The same could be true of a minivan.

Innovation 15

Innovation Consultative Brand Magazine 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2013

The first is how much action we need to take. We''re used to hearing that we''ll need to reduce our carbon emissions by some percentage. The blunt reality is that to avoid catastrophic climate change, humanity needs to essentially eliminate all emissions. And we''re entering a city-building boom, both in the U.S.

Sharpe 9

Sharpe Technology System Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2015

New workplace technology makes possible an unprecedented degree of control over working (and sometimes private) life – the New York Times’s account of tough working conditions in Amazon’s offices is a recent example. To give of their best, humans need to focus, tackle one thing at a time, and reflect deeply.

Film 8

Film Drucker Technology Kahneman 8

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

by John • February 10, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Writing • 3 Comments. Non-fiction writers require a ‘platform’, a means of marketing to an audience. A literary agent would look more favorably at a book on the workings of the human brain from a notable brain researcher than from John Bell. Human Resources.

Brand 100

Brand CEO Open-book Magazine 100