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Make the Internet of Things More Human-Friendly

Harvard Business Review

In early research , McKinsey emphasized that the distinctive character of the Internet of Things — which is predicted to be a $7.1 To make the IoT more human-friendly, the “things” involved need to do three things: Things need to talk to other Things we use.

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Innovation Management & Understanding Consumer Behavior

Peer Insight

In this post, I want to focus on the “Transformational 10”, which Nagji and Tuff define as: “These sorts of innovations, also called breakthrough, disruptive, or game changing, generally require that the company call on unfamiliar assets?—?for Behavior Change Required for Transformational Growth. Behavior change is big business.

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The Cybersecurity of Banking and Finance

Daniel Burrus

These now pale in comparison to cyber crimes committed against financial institutions, where they take sensitive information and even your identity. Keep in mind, a financial institution has every last little detail about our financial situations. Historically, a security breach in a bank was a takeover robbery.

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Capabilities and Leadership Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing

Innovation 360 Group

As the manufacturing sector speeds into a world of futuristic tech and disruptive business models, creativity and innovation are becoming critical skills for figuring out how to unlock value strategically. Figure 2 illustrates a comparison on 10 illustrative innovation capabilities between top quartile manufacturers and average companies.

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Disruptive innovation'

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The First Strategic Question Every Business Must Ask

Harvard Business Review

This is because it is much easier to see the world through the lens of today — and through the lens of research analysts who make comparisons to the competitors that look most similar and sell the most similar products. Some 50-plus billion devices, by Cisco’s estimate , will be Internet-enabled and connected over the next decade.

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Insurance Isn’t Safe from Digital Upheaval

Harvard Business Review

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Disruptive innovation'