Maintaining a leading position in the market requires an understanding of change and adaptation. Organizations are working to optimize existing capabilities, while keeping an eye on the horizon for emerging trends, innovations, and strategies. This post covers several articles on what the industry's talking about today, and what you can expect to hear more about in the future.
The Internet of Things, a buzzword (phrase) we have been hearing for quite some time now. But, what exactly does it mean? If the thought of connecting billions of devices to the internet is still mind boggling, GreenBiz answers the following questions in this article:
What is the Internet of Things?
Why should a business or city care about the Internet of Things?
Where does Big Data come into the picture?
How does the Internet of Things advance environmental sustainability?
Reality check: What could slow the Internet of Things?
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Have you heard about Ben Kaufman, the 27 year old New York City based CEO? What about Quirky? Me neither until coming across PTC’s article highlighting Kaufman’s innovation and exciting partnerships. Quirky provides an outlet for wannabe inventors to have their ideas be heard and potentially manufactured with 2,000 ideas being submitted weekly. The most promising ideas are turned around in less than a month and shipped to big box stores. Recently Quirky was approached by GE, learn about their inspiring partnership here as well as in the video below.
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It has been documented that companies have experienced a ROI increase of 108% from successfully implemented change management programs. Seems promising until compared with the fact that half of all change initiatives fail, costing both time and money. Software Advice spoke with field experts and project managers to formulate an in-depth discussion on what to avoid. The LNS team has partnered with many leaders regarding initiatives in technology adoption, reorganization and leadership, and process alterations. This article provides further detail in these areas, offering insight into avoidable mistakes in the areas of technology changes, workflow changes, and team structure changes. Read more.
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Obtaining improved visibility into the entire product lifecycle has been an increasingly important organizational initiative. Regardless of the industry that you operate in, having improved product traceability allows for effective resolution of operational issues as well as enabling better customer care. Greg Goodwin, Research Associate, discusses what end-to-end really means as well as three important ways that you can get started on this journey. Read more.
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