CDO role: Regressive and Dangerous With big data comes a new corporate role, yet another executive seeking a seat at the tables of power. As more and more Chief Data Officers (CDO) get anointed, I can’t help but raise a caution flag for two reasons: first, the idea of managing enterprise data in a […]
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My Year of Living Paperlessly: From Magazines to Personal Learning Documents
I recently wrote the first in a series of posts about my attempt to turn 2015 into My Year of Living Paperlessly at iPhone Life.
I am trying to document what I’m doing as I take each step. This post focuses turning magazine pages into learning documents.
But let me step back first. I have, for years, kept files of magazine articles. Some of those have already been scanned by topic. I had files that went back to the early 80s. My ancient files on creativity and innovation are all digital now.
What is Digital Transformation?
I have seen several definitions of digital transformation floating are twitter of late. I thought I would document mine here:
“Digital transformation is the manifestation of strategy enabled by digital technology.”
Business models, policies and practices, branding, the use of space and the adoption of technology should all be driven by strategy.
2-Minute Advisory: Essential Software for Small Businesses
Essential Software for Small Businesses I was asked last week via Help a Reporter Out, to provide some thoughts on essential software for small businesses, along with some advice on operating systems. I thought I would share my entire note, not knowing if any of it will get used or when…
CES 2015 Counter-Hype: The Technology Trends that aren’t Trends
Not everything at CES 2015 will prove to be a profound forecast of future consumer acceptance. Some of the “trends” were not trends at all, but things that want to become trends. There were trends in things being shown, perhaps, like Smart Watches, but Smart Watches are not a trend. Watches are not a trend either. Telling time on a phone is.
Serious Insights: The Best Products from CES 2015
The Best Products from CES 2015 selected by Serious Insights Principal Analyst Daniel W. Rasmus.
People Powered Change
Now those who read this blog will know a recurring theme is the need to dress old ideas up as new ones, with the skill being in spotting which one of these ideas ‘time’ – usually based on something that started out in Kotler On Marketing – has come round again. For the winners in 2015, I think the new idea will be leveraging the greatest untapped resource most companies have. Their own Colleagues…
Digital Assistants Connect Consumers to the Internet of Things in a Mobile Moment
In today’s increasingly mobile, connected world consumers are literally living and shopping among the “Internet of Things.” Connecting to those things on the internet can be cumbersome at times – how many apps do you need on every device to keep up to date and in touch? As a frequent traveler, I have apps from […]
Machine Learning Will Challenge Work and Intellectual Property Law
I have been briefing with companies that find patterns in data. In my recent Pinchot “intensive” I was talking to students about the kind of patterns that could be found, as well as the implications for intellectual property law related to pattern recognition…
Brevado – “Creating Products Synonymous with Better Customer Experience”
Like all great products or services, they solve a fundamental problem that meets a customer need, making lives simpler and easier in the process and in doing so creating better customer experiences. The Brevado team has done just that. Brevado is a relatively new and small tech start-up company born in the New York area in the Eastern United States. It was the brain child of three long-time friends, Nick Zafiropoulos, Steve Garofalo and Mike Perna….
