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Remembering

Technology Created

Would not the study of Mobility, Big Data, Cloud, Social Media and Clean Energy be a much wiser investment of our time? Question: what will be the killer app for the “Internet of Things?”. Do you hope to play a part, perhaps provide innovation and direction in some small (or big) way that influences the future?

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

In Big Bang disruption, rule-changing innovation leads to the creation of entire product lines (or the destruction of whole markets) essentially overnight, with disrupters coming from outside the industry that they are disrupting. insurance aggregator beatthatquote.com in 2011 and has since launched price comparison sites in the U.K.,

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Stop Saying Big Companies Can’t Innovate

Harvard Business Review

Pure Internet-plays Betterment and FutureAdvisor launched in 2010 and Wealthfront in 2011. The system allows “equipment and computers [to] talk to each other over the internet in real time, share information, and make decisions [to] help ensure top-notch product quality and avoid plant shutdowns.”

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

For some time now we’ve been living into a smarter world filled with Big Data and analytics, and a more connected one that’s been described as “ the internet of things.” Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. Is your company ready to compete in a world of smart, connected products ?

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

In Big Bang disruption, rule-changing innovation leads to the creation of entire product lines (or the destruction of whole markets) essentially overnight, with disrupters coming from outside the industry that they are disrupting. insurance aggregator beatthatquote.com in 2011 and has since launched price comparison sites in the U.K.,

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Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. Today, disruptive technology shifts such as cloud, big data, and the Internet of Things will not only upend these industries (again), but will also introduce revolutionary change to even the most staid industries.

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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, GE embarked upon an ambitious attempt to digitally transform its product and service offerings. It happened with analytics and big data, when companies like Sears and Zynga invested millions in creating analytics units that never paid back their investments. Yagi Studios/Getty Images.