Stories and thoughts about inspiring new forms of value creation to boost productivity
We explore how his company emerged from an attempt to prevent a hackathon event from being canceled. It’s a story about what’s humanly possible to achieve in a matter of weeks when the problem is highly valuable to solve and timing is critical. Matt shares the challenges he had to…
“How important it is on who we are for, and possibly more important….who we are not for. When we started nine weeks ago with the first prompt, I took it to our leadership team, where we discussed it deeply. Why? Because we, as the leadership team, influence this. It starts…
One of the best ways for business software professionals to find their inspiration today is via media and entertainment—and one of the best forms of entertainment for learning is the podcast. There are countless podcasts produced and released today that can help business software professionals improve their product strategy approach,…
My guest on the podcast this week is Ryan Falkenberg, Co-founder, and Co-CEO of CLEVVA, a South African Augmented AI company that leverages digital intelligence to empower, not simply replace people. Ryan has always been fascinated by what makes people tick, and what makes them perform optimally. He’s been frustrated…
My guest on the podcast this week is Tomas Ratia Garcia Oliveros, Co-founder, and CEO of Frase, a Boston based AI startup with a big mission: to help you research faster. Tomas did his master at Harvard and became very interested in publishing and research. As an outcome of the…
My guest on the podcast this week is Adam Martel, Co-founder and CEO of Gravyty During his career, Adam founded three companies and had a diverse and eclectic background in advertising, public relations, journalism and collegiate athletic coaching. His passion, however, is with fundraising. Being a seasoned major gifts fundraiser…
My guest on this weeks’ podcast is David Lavenda, co-founder and vice-president of product strategy and marketing at Harmon.ie. He’s a veteran high-tech marketing and product strategy executive. He’s also a regular contributor to Fast Company and CMSwire, Financial Times, Business Week, Entrepreneur and other leading press outlets. David has…
This blog is part of a series that originated from my original blog “What shifts are shaping the opportunity to become remarkable (again).” In that blog, I discussed four megatrends that drive new opportunities to reimagine the core of what we do. This blog zooms in on the third impact of…
The role of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) has changed dramatically. No longer is it enough to pilot initiatives based on basic digital capabilities. Organizations have to ask: How do we want to deliver the promise of our services in the digital world? What else should we be doing beyond…
Making the world a better place is what many non-profits set out to do. But without complete transparency to funders of where their money is being spent and the results delivered to the greater cause, many fail to be fully effective. By providing automation and visibility, today’s ERP systems can…