Innovation
5 Trends to Watch for Green Construction Technology
The volume of construction output worldwide is projected to grow by 85 percent by 2030. This puts the global construction industry in a challenging position: It will have to meet increasing demand even as the world faces…
Small Business Trends: What to Expect from 2018
Many small businesses aimed to take a fresh look at their own business in 2018 and ask themselves: What’s new? Each year sees growing trends in all industries. 2016 saw the rise of male grooming,…
How to Be the Next Netflix (and What Will Happen if You’re Not)
I have fond memories of walking up to my local Blockbuster to browse the latest VHS releases… There was one on every corner. It was an experience, a way to kill time, a reflection on…
Your Industry Could Use Some Disruption—Just Ask a Mattress Seller
Let’s take a minute to talk about industry disruption. Why does it happen? Aren’t things usually going just fine? The point of disrupting industries is to break them out of a rut. When things are…
Clinging to the Past
Both we and our customers struggle with change. Think, for a moment, how many times you may have said, or you’ve heard within your organization or from your customers: “But we’ve always done things this…
3 Advances Changing the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
Today’s factories are easy to envision as futuristic-seeming hives of automation, where industrial robots mimic the movements and, seemingly, the intentionality of human workers. Today’s robots are not only working faster and more reliably than…
5 Ways You Didn’t Realize Your Company Can Use Cryptocurrencies
With cryptocurrencies like bitcoin making headlines recently due to a rapid increase in dollar value, it’s important for small businesses to realize there’s more to this phenomenon than accepting it as a form of payment….
The Big Trends Shaping the Factory of the Future
Technical innovation is reshaping traditional industries—take BIM’s (Building Information Modeling) impact on construction planning and smart devices in the energy sector. Manufacturing has experienced its own transformation, but the factory itself hasn’t fundamentally changed since…
Bitcoin for Small Businesses: Things to Know and Consider
Bitcoin is a digital currency that can only be accessed using codes that are only known to the owner. It is just like depositing your money in a bank but this one is electronic. Bitcoins…
How AI Will Impact Business in the Next 10 Years
The development of A.I. is doubtless the next milestone in humanity’s progress. Almost every aspect of our lives will be transformed. One of the areas where this change will be most profound is the way…
