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My prepared remarks for the Technology and Anticorruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy

Christensen Institute

On March 30, 2023, I participated in the Technology and Anti-Corruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy: Indo-Pacific Regional Meeting in Seoul. When technology is deployed in a society where there is much scarcity and little abundance, it can even lead to more corruption. That’s because technology doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

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Balancing your innovation portfolio: Does the 70-20-10 rule still apply?

Idea to Value

One of industry standard answers comes from research by Deloitte Partners Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff, in their groundbreaking 2012 article in Harvard Business Review: Managing your innovation portfolio. Some companies, like technology companies which need to produce new offerings more quickly, might have a ratio that is more like 45-40-15.

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Building A Sustainable Future: Can Technology Help Save The Environment?

Acuvate

for example, have committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 and 2060, respectively. Supply-chain efficiencies, for example, reduce costs as well as emissions. Customer preference for sustainable products is also not news. Built on the Microsoft technology stack, Acuvate’s Inspection App combines Power B.I.

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First-Mover or Fast-Follower: Which is the right innovation strategy for you?

Idea to Value

This idea quickly became popular in technology companies and areas like Silicon Valley where it was used as evidence of a need to launch first (even if you didn’t have a working product), spend big on marketing and get customers at any cost. It is a classic example of survivorship bias. There are proponents of both camps.

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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

Example: Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford, originally hailed from Boeing, a completely different industry. By 2012, Ford reported a $5.7 Example: Oprah Winfrey has displayed high emotional intelligence throughout her career, which began in television and expanded to include various other ventures.

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The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

Example: Kodak, a once-dominant player in the photography industry, struggled to innovate and adapt to the digital age. Result: Kodak’s failure to innovate and adapt to digital technology ultimately led to bankruptcy in 2012. Example: P&G used Design Thinking to redesign its Pampers product.

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How President Lula da Silva should help the poor in Brazil this time?

Christensen Institute

For example, consider the case of education in Brazil. For example, consider how Nubank, a Brazilian financial technology company, is creating access to banking services for millions of Brazilians. Another Brazilian technology company, eduK is solving the country’s unemployment problem using a pull strategy.