The Gartner Hype Cycle shows a remarkably consistent pattern. A new technology is first ignored, then begins to show promise and expectations get inflated beyond any realistic assessment of value. That leads to disillusionment and the technology is almost forgotten until, some years later, it begins to make a true competitive impact. What makes the Hype […]
I just got off the phone with a startup founder doing $20-$40 million in sales a year and asked him why people are so hesitant to take action on their dreams of personal freedom. “Fear of failure,” he said. “We all feel it.” “Every day, I wake up and I’m afraid my business might crash
Technology is altering the world at an unbelievable pace. It’s changing how we communicate, how we get around, and how we work. Some of the most exciting advances are coming in the world of healthcare. Technology is redefining how we take care of our bodies, and even saving lives. Many companies are racing to bring
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We’ve heard a lot about the business practices of the tried and true American innovators like Apple, Google, and Facebook. But there’s also a lot of innovation happening outside of Silicon Valley, let alone the US. And we can learn from it all. So where do you look? Some of the most progressive social policies
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In terms of evolution, human beings are social creatures. And even though we appreciate someone who can think outside the box, we fill our corporate speak with the concept of synergy and being a team player. So where does this leave time by yourself? The reality is, a little solitude–or as Alice Koller describes it,
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It seems like every business discussion today is just counting the seconds before the term “platform” comes up. Books and articles are written, pundits swoon and conference audiences nod and exchange glances in knowing agreement. Everyone, it seems, wants to transform their business into a platform. Yet take the argument to its logical conclusion and
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The usage of the term User Experience (UX) has has exploded in the tech, media and design industries in recent years. But what does UX really mean? The truth is, it is incredibly difficult to define what UX is, or what a UX designer does. Because it’s so new, we haven’t yet arrived at a
You will soon be able to ride home from your local car dealership in a car that finds its way there unassisted while you nap or read. That reality came a whole lot closer this week, with bipartisan agreement in the Senate on legislation allowing self-driving cars to take the the roads. The law is
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As e-commerce starts to swallow traditional retail for lunch, finding and buying what you want online isn’t a real novelty anymore. In large part to Amazon, everyone has ‘been there, done that’. But what if you could go to a site, get curated product recommendations, grab some marketing tips, place an order and, while you’re at
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With businesses that focus on clean energy, electric, self-driving cars and launching into outer space, Elon Musk is on the innovation scoreboard in a big way, and often leading it. But according to a Quora response from his SpaceX co-founder, Jim Cantrell, it’s not just intelligence that’s propelled Musk to where he is. To be
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