Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
What’s New in the Eyewear Industry
The global eyewear market is expected to grow to $172 billion by 2028, up from $115 billion in 2021. This incredible growth is driven by changes in consumer behavior and technological advancements made by eyeglass providers. When the two forces merge, eyeglasses considered products of science fiction today may become commonplace in the 2020s decade.…
Read MoreTelehealth and the Future of Nursing Home Care
The needs of nursing home residents are changing. Medicare requires residents to see a physician within 30 days of admission, but this policy is a holdover from the days when patients were primarily long-term residents in need of custodial care. Currently, 20% of hospitalized patients are discharged to nursing homes for post-acute care. This means…
Read MoreHow Businesses Can Use Unconventional Strategies to Attract Leads
There is no one way to business success. That might seem obvious to some, but for many others, it’s a statement that cuts through the self-doubt and fear. What if you have a business that depends on well-honed strategies for generating leads? How do you improve that business and get it running like a well-oiled…
Read MoreDigital Health – A Silver Lining in the Pandemic Aftermath
Since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic of 2020, so much of our day to day lives have changed. Of course, one of the biggest, most impactful changes is that common interactions that used to be face to face or often now done online, via video, or over the phone. Virtually no part of our…
Read More2nd-Order Effects Of Pandemic Create New Business Approaches
The global impact of COVID-19 has so far been unlike anything since at least the second World War. And everything in life has consequences. We’ve already seen the first-order consequences of the pandemic such as the shut-down of international travel, the temporary lockdowns, the social distancing, and the strained supply chains. These consequences have already…
Read More7 Current Market Forces Bring Startup Opportunities
Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. In today’s fast-paced world, that means recognizing early and capitalizing on the changes that are bringing many big companies to their knees, before that…
Read MoreWhat Nursing Homes Will Look Like Post-Pandemic
While 2020 was a terrible year for most everyone involved, few can match the horrible experience that came to nursing homes. In the United States, nursing home residents and staff account for 36% of coronavirus deaths. In certain states, that number is above 50%. That is hundreds of thousands of senior citizens and their caretakers…
Read MoreWhat is Innovation, Really?
As the saying goes – innovate or die. But what impact does innovation have in real life? Sure, it is fine to be creative but does that really make a difference? Research says that our average standard of living has increased substantially since we chose to innovate. An average household owns 1.88 cars, 90% of…
Read MoreDon’t Innovate From Want–Do It From Need
Most innovations come from responding to a customer’s needs, or finding a niche where products need improvement or extension. It is rare to innovate using a blank sheet of paper in a room with bare walls and no other contributors. A thought exercise Imagine the room in which several graduate business school student groups have…
Read MoreReady, Fire, Aim. Really?
You’ve surely heard the variations on this theme. “Ready, fire aim” was popular in the 1990’s, accredited to any of several authors. I used the term to describe my efforts in the artificial intelligence field, experimenting with new devices, the lisp programming language, and our first trial installations. It seemed an ideal way to describe…
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