Dateline: March 28, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Recently, professor, researcher, entrepreneur and author Dr. Tom Davenport published his newest book, Big Data at Work. He also published a blog about "Book Publishing's Big Data Future" on Harvard Business Review's blog network. In that blog, he writes, In my book I talk about … [Read more...]
Most Impactful Ideas of 2013 According to HBR
January 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: January 3, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. To kick off our new year, this post is not really about one idea…but about 7. At the beginning of each year as a way to wrap up the past year, we look for the most insightful 'summary'. This year, we found just the list at Harvard Business Review's Blog Network by Katherine … [Read more...]
The Impact of Bitcoin
December 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: December 27, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. The topic this weekend is virtual currency and the rise of Bitcoin. Bitcoin, as you may know, is the hot virtual currency right now. A Los Angeles Times article earlier this month described it's use and it's recent rise in value. Consumers are using bitcoins at coffee shops, … [Read more...]
Innovation Secret: Culture Wins over Strategy
November 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 15, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Innovation can be an elusive goal for some organizations. Corporate strategist and author Chris Potts recently wrote a thought provoking piece for Information Week suggesting Innovation Stalled? Bad Culture Defeats Good Strategy. Potts writes, Why do some organizations … [Read more...]
Killing Innovation in the Organization
November 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Innovation is, to some, the holy grail of continued success. Getting the innovation process right puts an organization on the path of growth and renewal. Recently, Scott Kirsner, editor of Innovation Leader, an information service for corporate innovation executives, and blogger at Harvard Business Review, wrote about 11 ways a big company undermines their own innovation efforts. To summarize, … [Read more...]
