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Keynote Case Study: Nestlé — Retail and Packaging Were Becoming Innovation Issues
Nestlé engaged me to provide a concise, detailed overview of the key retail and packaging trends affecting the consumer-products industry. The strategic issue was larger than…
What's your tin can?
How many organizations are still stuck in a 110-year old rut? The article still grabs attention far and wide, and it makes a great point. (PDF)
"....an outstanding presentation..."
I've had a very busy few weeks -- keynote presentations for SAP in New York City, the International Asset Management Council in Tuscon, the Health Care Industry Distributors…
Hack the vote!
I've got a new CAMagazine column that talks about the challenges and issues with electronic voting -- particularly relevant given the trends occurring worldwide as countries come…
Mastering the futz factor!
Years ago one of my articles focussed on the "futz factor," a phrase coined to describe the "time spent solving the little, mundane problems that occur day-to-day as we struggle…
Oil & gas, real estate, entitlement, infrastructure and risk management!
I explained to a client today that when I'm preparing for a keynote or workshop, I often end up putting 30-40 hours of research into each talk. I'm well immersed in that process…
What comes next?
We live in a world of hyper-competition, constant, relentless change, rapid innovation and increasing market risk. People can choose to watch as their world passes them by, or…
Leadership for the future / "trends radar"
I've had two new association executive related articles published in the last few weeks: Establish your own trends radar"I'm often asked how I became a "futurist, trends &…
Telecom market disruption
Every industry reaches a point where new technologies, business models, a critical mass of user readiness and customer demands suddenly brings it to the point where everything…
Revisiting the future
For a while, it wasn't trendy to think about the future. Now that's over -- I'm noticing that companies are scrambling to try to understand the trends and issues that will affect…
" I don't think the marketing world has figured it out yet"
I'm quoted in a ComputerWorld artilce this week, Blogs Bubble Into Business. The points I raise were discussed in an earlier article I wrote about the topic. As I comment in…
Interview on significance of VoIP (Voice over Internet protocol)
You can catch a clip with me on the CBC National Business show talking about Voice-over-IP and what it means. Interestingly enough, this call was done through an Internet phone…
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