In much the same way that the emergence of the internet revolutionized the world, cloud computing is revolutionizing the way businesses operate. At its core, ‘cloud computing’ is the process of sharing IT resources to achieve more power and productivity with fewer costs and roadblocks. Instead of computing tasks taking place on the company’s desktop machines or personal servers, applications and computing tasks are being Read More »
An aspiring entrepreneur who is a player in innovation today creates the pre-requisites for gaining a competitive advantage tomorrow. This is particularly true in the case of a would-be entrepreneur with high ambitions for growth. She/he is eager to launch a high-expectation start-up, which is an encounter between exponential technologies and entrepreneurship.
The future of innovation belongs to the imaginative. Humanity has star gazed seeking inspiration since before recorded time. Be it accidental or systematically executed the results shape and sustain our way of life. Unlike days of old however, when passion motivated the soul of an innovator, agendas today synthesize the direction and pace of innovation. As the nursery rhyme goes, butcher, baker, candlestick maker all Read More »
Despite the growing recognition that innovation is the only sustainable source of growth, competitive advantage, and new wealth, an Arthur D. Little survey of 669 global company executives found fewer than 25 percent of the companies believe innovation performance is where it needs to be if they are to be successful in the competitive marketplace. Having tried an endless array of alternatives, company leaders are Read More »
Maybe someone will come up with a way to eat ice cream with chopsticks. But then again, the fun part about eating ice cream is licking the spoon. The point here is not about how ice cream can be fun, but about how discovering a new way to eat it, say with chopsticks, might change the world or at the very least, change how many Read More »
Can you predict the future of computing and mobile from observing the behavior of kids? One of the things I have always noted about my own kids, my nieces and my nephews is the overwhelming attachment to hand-held toys – no, I am not talking about cell phones and portable game players. While those doll houses, sit-and-spins, backyard playhouse, push cars, Lego sets, and other Read More »