June 26, 2019
Dematerialization--A Pathway for Innovation
The ability to make products and features smaller is called dematerialization. Dematerialization is a key strategy for innovation and improving what we utilize in business and...
June 19, 2019
Learning How to Master the Art of Your Career
It doesn't matter what you do for a living -- whether you work in medicine or retail, law or construction, software engineering or writing -- there's an art and science to every...
June 12, 2019
Bitcoin's Highs and Lows: Where to Next?
Since the critical acclaim of Bitcoin and digital currencies in 2017, there has been a lot of talk about its future. Bitcoin was the first digital currency to attract mainstream...
June 05, 2019
Use Anticipation to Turn Disruption Into Opportunity
For the longest time, cable television was a miraculous technology that not everybody had in their homes, mostly because not everybody could afford it. Now, not everyone has it...
May 29, 2019
Disruptive Breakthroughs in 3D Printing
2019 is looking to be a big year for new, disruptive technology. The business sectors that will be most dramatically affected will be healthcare, manufacturing, construction,...
May 22, 2019
Marketers Must Learn to Anticipate Content Trends
Do you remember when MTV was the best way to get in front of the teen and young adult audience? Once mobile technology became popular, it didn't take long for that age group to...
May 15, 2019
Beyond Bitcoin: The Future of Blockchain Technology
Bitcoins were introduced in 2009 to great fanfare. Although there had been predecessors, Bitcoins were framed as the first form of cyber currency.
Shortly after Bitcoins were...
May 08, 2019
The Risks of Sticking with Legacy Technology
Legacy technology is like that old pair of jeans you wore as a teenager. "They are comfortable" was always your answer to any inquiry.
Move that anecdote onto a larger stage and...
May 01, 2019
Smart Construction: How AI and Machine Learning Will Change the Construction Industry
These days, seemingly everyone is applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. I have written about disruptions in the manufacturing industry, such as Industry...
April 24, 2019
Augmented Reality Defined with Opportunities
Several years ago, I started using an augmented reality (AR) app for my smartphone whenever I ventured into the mountains. It was quite useful; I could point my device at any...
October 16, 2013
What Michelangelo Can Teach Us about Innovation and Competition
On a recent trip to Italy I had the opportunity to visit both Florence and Rome, and to see the work of some of history's greatest artists, including Michelangelo.
In Florence,...
September 30, 2013
Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Did NOT Say, "I Have A Plan"
When Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial fifty years ago and spoke to a great people about their greater future, he didn’t say, “I have a plan.”...