Digital Tonto

APRIL 29, 2018

It’s better to prepare than adapt because, by the time you see the need to adapt, it may already be too late Related posts: We Need 21st Century Solutions For 21st Century Problems. The 5 Powerhouse. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Innovation Management 114

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 29, 2018

Five things that will bring your dream to life and keep it alive. At the risk of sounding arrogant my view is that the world consists of two fundamental personalities, those who persevere and simply refuse to give up on their dreams, and those who give in to fear, uncertainty, and doubt and walk away.

Leadership 57

Leadership 57

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

APRIL 29, 2018

The other day I wrote about Virtual Wearables, new technology from Leap Motion that would make it so that the way you interact with a virtual environment mirrors the same way you interact with reality. No clunky interface. No learning curve. Just a virtual Apple Watch to match the Apple Watch you have in real life. With the goal being to make VR feel as real as possible.

Technology 28

Technology Learning 28

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 29, 2018

Does this sound familiar? Your company has spent months coming up with a detailed action plan for the coming years, complete with financial projections illustrating exactly how you will grow share of market and thus revenue, along with a budget. All of that serious documentation gives you great comfort. In fact, everyone feels really good.

Strategy 46

Strategy Strategy Project Marketing 46

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

Data

Idea Champions

APRIL 29, 2018

Lots of organizations acknowledge the need to raise the bar for teamwork and collaboration. That's a good thing. The not-so-good thing is that their process for doing so is often vague, insufficient, or confused. Of all the models on teamwork, Idea Champions prefers the one one outlined by Larson and LaFasto in their wonderful book, TEAMWORK: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong.

Collaboration 22

Collaboration Leadership Meeting Resources 22

Idea Champions

APRIL 29, 2018

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Alan Kay. Face it. Most corporate strategic planning processes are boring, tedious, and highly ineffective -- a day or two of smart, highly paid executives sitting in a hotel meeting room and wishing it was over. Bad muffins. Bad lighting. And plastic ferns. The outcomes? Some new ideas, a rarely-read report, and the vague recollection that the same thing happened last year.

Report 22

Report Strategy Strategy Meeting 22