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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Things will not stay the same at GE.”.

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Disaster: CEO’s Ignoring Digital Innovation

Gregg Fraley

Does Any CEO Have the Luxury to Ignore Digital Transformation and Innovation? Gregg Fraley and Karen Kirby, copyright 2017. Innovation + Business + Technology = Digital Leadership. Even those organizations with existing continuous improvement and innovation programs need to amplify and expand their efforts.

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Top 7 Business Innovation Trends for 2017

Qmarkets

In this article, we look at a few key business trends of 2017 in different sectors and how they are redefining technology and business strategy this year. Intelligent machines are driven by sophisticated algorithms and examples are Internet of Things (IoT) products run by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Smart Machines.

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Top 7 Business Innovation Trends for 2017

Qmarkets

In this article, we look at a few key business trends of 2017 in different sectors and how they are redefining technology and business strategy this year. Intelligent machines are driven by sophisticated algorithms and examples are Internet of Things (IoT) products run by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Smart Machines.

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