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Disruption & Acceleration · 2011
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Major 10 year trend - The future of EVERY industry to now be controlled by Silicon Valley driven innovation!
At the T. Rowe Price 2011 Investment Symposium in Baltimore on Friday, I listened to the technology panel that preceded my luncheon keynote. It was a fascinating discussion as a…
Innovating in the era of the global idea machine - and the concept of "Just-in-time Knowledge"
If you want to known why you need to speed up your organization, spend a bit more time staring at an iPhone -- or for that matter, any Apple device that you might happen to have…
Keynote feedback: "Some mind-blowing stats ..."
Fresh from my keynote in Orlando this week, I've come across a blog post from someone who attended, and saw my early-Monday keynote - "'Breakthrough performers' and 'pervasive…
"10 Things My Kids Think Are From the Olden Days" - Early thoughts on the era of instant obsolescence
“Daddy, is that from the olden days?” That's a question I would often get from my sons when they were small -- around 3 or 5 or 7 years old. (They're 16 and 18 now...) Way back in…
The future of retail franchise operations!
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The audience were owners and operators of…
Paying attention, family dynamics and under the influence - key consumer trends...
I'm in Las Vegas Thursday, as a keynote speaker fo rhte Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at the Venetian. I'll be speaking to a wide variety of consumer, technology, demographic…
Chameleon's poised for success! Reinventing your revenue...
From my CAMagazine column.... ---- I am not alone in thinking we’re in the midst of a significant economic transformation. As Mick Fleming, president of the American Chamber of…
Headlines: The More Things Change, the More Things Stay The Same (sometimes)
"Most people overestimate the amount of change that will occur in two years and underestimate the change that will occur over ten years" - Bill Gates That's a phrase that I often…
Understanding the velocity of innovation - take the "10 Things Test!"
One of my most recent blog posts reflected on the death of my fax machine, and how we now live in a period of time in which many devices can simply "disappear" from our lives as…
"Boards getting younger - seek biz & tech skills"
An interesting article in the Globe & Mail yesterday on trends with corporate boards. This article struck close to home, because last November I graduated from the University of…
Video : The impact of business velocity
Here's a clip from my keynote for the Human Capital Institute Summit in Tucson, Arizona. In the clip, I speak about the issue of innovation in the context of increasing business…
Looking for the leaders: Seeking innovation insight
Often, one of the best ways to discover ideas for doing things differently -- of fuelling your innovation engine -- can come from studying other organizations or industries that…
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