Innovation
4 Tactics to Put You Ahead of the Competition
Owning your own company is a great opportunity for gaining flexibility in your career, achieving more profits and working for something you believe in. This often gives way to becoming the victim of a rival…
10 Predictions for the Most Disruptive Tech Trends
Disruptive technology surpasses an existing market, where a new technology replaces the old by making the old outdated. New technologies emerge each day, challenging the existing ones, and can have important ramifications for your business….
Inside the Gig Economy
When you’re starting a small business it may be difficult to hire all the help you need when you don’t know how fast your business will grow. That’s where the gig economy comes into play—instead…
How Large and Small Businesses Can Overcome the Innovation Paradox
“We need to act more like entrepreneurs, but those guys are nuts.” —a real quote from a Fortune 100 CEO In 2007, a friend and client at a Fortune 100 company asked me if I knew of…
Forget the Consumer Internet of Things: IIOT is Where It’s Really At
Billionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes coined the saying, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” And upon his death, Forbes certainly had a lot of toys. But in 2016, not all consumers agree with that…
Why the “Why” is Important
As sales people, we know the “why” is very important in probing our customers. “Why do they feel this way? Why do you do things this way? Why is this is a problem? Why wouldn’t…
Visualizations for Infrastructure Projects
Typically, a 3D visualization of a water main doesn’t inspire awe and amazement. It’s not exactly a thing of beauty like, say, a model of Moscow’s Saint Basil’s Cathedral, India’s Taj Mahal, or San Francisco’s…
4 Initiatives to Hone a Business Innovation Mindset
Why do a few entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, seem to come up with all the real innovations, while the majority of business leaders seem stuck in the rut of linear thinking? I…
Does Your Innovation Engine Need a Tune Up?
Today I had three separate conversations with: A startup that was running out of cash; A mid-sized, 50-year-old business looking to reinvent itself; and A Fortune 2000 with seemingly unlimited resources that has worked for years…
3 Trends Changing the Future of Infrastructure Investment
The world wants more infrastructure—a lot more. Whichever forecast you read, the numbers are staggering. By 2020, China will have completed installation of 31,000 miles of high-speed rail networks. By 2030, homes will need to be built…
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