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Disruptive Technology is ALWAYS Greeted with Doubt, Skepticism and Rejection

Linda Bernardi

Every disruptive technology is greeted with doubt, skepticism, and rejection. In 2002-2005 when as the founder of my startup ConnecTerra Inc, by all accounts the world’s first official IoT company, I started talking to folks about how everything would get on the internet and the economy would be shifting. Not possible.’

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Telehealth and COVID-19: The Global Rise of Telehealth and Advances in Digital Health Technology in the Post COVID-19 World

Yet2

COVID-19 has catapulted global telehealth to the forefront of medical care, flourishing with new and existing technologies ready for healthcare workers to use in a serious effort to combat this deadly virus in a preventative manner. A study which reviewed insurance claims data from 2005-2017 from a large private U.S.

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Walmart: How an Innovator in Arkansas Continues to Change our World

IdeaScale

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, an unlikely corporation spearheaded the relief effort. Later the company would buy aircraft second-hand to fly managers out to stores. In 2005, the company’s CEO decided to set the company on a path to becoming completely green, with no waste and the stores running on renewable power.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

However, very few managers are able to explain their company’s business model ad-hoc, and even fewer can define what a business model actually is in general. The number of companies, which have established dedicated business model innovation units and processes is even lower. Thus, it should answer the question ´Who is the customer?´

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Michael Brunner is Named Honoree in Pittsburgh’s 2020 Smart 50 Awards

Brunner

Pittsburgh ( November 20 , 2020) – Michael Brunner, Brunner ’s Chairman and CEO , has been named an honoree in Pittsburg h ’s 2020 Smart 50 Awards, recognizing the top 50 executives of the 50 smartest companies for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. . “It

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How Business Travel Spurs Innovation

Michael Roberto

The scholars collected data from over 5,000 airports around the world over a ten-year period (2005-2015). They married flight data with other datasets that provided information about company patents. Does face-to-face interaction matter as much today as it did during the 2005-2015 period?

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Productivity, AI, and the Future of Digital Connected Work

Planview

The decline in labor productivity growth isn’t just a stateside issue; since 2005, it’s been a global concern. Productivity has long been a source of curiosity and study for Planview’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Mik Kersten. Can you tell us about Planview and your company’s mission to support digital connected work?

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