The Next Next Big Thing: AI Will Transform Your Business
The next big-impact advance in Information Technology will be Artificial Intelligence. In this article we lay out the simple case and detail the impact it will have on your business.
Thinking Big with the Internet of Things
I was sent a link to this video from a friend at Gartner, after our conversations last month at Symposium. It's a great topic - the Internet of Things on Formula 1 race cars - sexy stuff, and van Manen's statistics really boggle the mind. Check it out - there are a number of specific things to listen for ... [ted id=1802] Just a few thoughts ... The idea of continuous improvement is heavily baked in to the motor racing…
A Framework for Starting the Internet of Things Conversation
Accelerate your IoT exploration with this simple framework for explaining the building blocks of IoT solutions; target the areas that present the biggest unknowns.
When Will the Internet of Things Get On Your Radar Screen?
When introducing a new topic like the Internet of Things, you may be disappointed - at first. Your organization is still waiting; when will we think a little longer term? How to be ready for opportunities that may present themselves.
Getting Real with the Internet of Things
Most manufacturing companies face challenges when contemplating Digital Products and the IoT, because they are not making Highly Valuable Things or Mass-Market Things, but Specialty Things – niche products with very targeted appeal. And “Information as a Product/Service” will be a radical departure.
Change Your Definition of Success for Breakthrough Results
Focus on a better definition of Success - one that delivers results. Quantifiable change, improved operations, smarter people, profitable top line growth - there is a big difference between deliverables and meaningful results.
The New Way to Work is More Work Than You Knew
Can you guess the sly, small rule that makes this game so hard to play?
More Thoughts on Why Techs Don’t Like Documentation
A few years ago, I was interviewing candidates for a systems analyst job, and trotted out one of my standard questions: Tell me something you have done that you are proud of. This particular developer called out her source code annotations (comments), and was rather specific about her own comment quality standards. But when I asked her if she likes to write documentation, she was quite hesitant - and that surprised me a bit, made me think. What's the difference…
New Way of Working Part 1 – and an Interesting New Direction
Sure, I've been mobile for some time, but it's late spring in Chicago, and after such a hard winter, I am trying to take better advantage of the balmy weather and these newfangled mobile devices to get work done in alternative places, using alternative methods. The work is a bit different as well; I'm taking a hard run at some "digital strategy" topics, and forcibly breaking away from the manic focus on cost and productivity. Well, maybe "manic" is a…
‘Three Types’ Revisited – Shades of Grey that Matter
There is a flaw in my simplistic story of the Three IT Archetypes - if/when someone points it out, I will openly admit it, but would also insist on a follow-up conversation. Strictly peer-to-peer [regardless of title], one part technique and one part philosophy - and preferably over a suitable beverage. The problem is the oversimplification - although the diagram hints at it, you typically need to point out that there will always be some overlap. eCommerce is a classic…