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To succeed in the new economy, every company must become a Tech company

By on April 18, 2012 | Category: Link

Adam Hartung, one of the leading global management consultants, states that for success in the new economy, every company must become a tech company. In analyzing the astonishing rise of the share price of Apple, he says that traditionally valued assets (land, buildings, equipment) matter less than information, knowledge and effective solutions:

Unless we look at this information in the context of a major, global economic shift. That what the world values has changed dramatically. And that what investors are telling business (and government) leaders is that in a globalized, fast paced world value is based upon what you know, when you know it – in other words information. Not land, buildings or the ability to make things…

Successful competition in 2012 (and going forward) requires businesses know about customers, products and have the ability to supply solutions fast with great reach. Winning is about what you know, knowing it early, acting upon the information and then being able to disseminate that solution fast to those who have emerging needs.

Via The Phoenix Principle

 


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The new iPad overheats following exposure to sunlight

By on March 20, 2012 | Category: Link

Well this doesn’t bode well for using the new iPad during construction inspections (which frequently involve exposure to direct sunlight)…

Did you spend a few hours in line this weekend waiting to buy Apple’s much-heralded new tech toy, the iPad? Then you might be disappointed to learn that the $500 gadget can shut down in direct sunlight. According to some furious tech bloggers, exposure to the sun’s rays can prompt a black screen and the ominous error message, “iPad needs to cool down before you can use it.” With reports estimating as many as 700,000 iPads sold, could this glitch become a big P.R. problem?

via The Atlantic Wire


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Jony Ive on problem solving

By on March 13, 2012 | Category: Link

Mark Prigg, of the London Evening Standard, recently interviewed Jony Ive – the brains behind Apple’s design team. Here is his response to a question about problem solving at the world’s largest company:

There are different approaches – sometimes things can irritate you so you become aware of a problem, which is a very pragmatic approach and the least challenging.

What is more difficult is when you are intrigued by an opportunity. That, I think, really exercises the skills of a designer. It’s not a problem you’re aware of, nobody has articulated a need. But you start asking questions, what if we do this, combine it with that, would that be useful? This creates opportunities that could replace entire categories of device, rather than tactically responding to an individual problem. That’s the real challenge, and that’s what is exciting.

Via London Evening Standard


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Steve Jobs: Real Innovation Requires Working Backwards

By on October 13, 2011 | Category: Article

I truly believe that the best way to succeed in business is to deliver substantial value to your clients. Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The service or product that you offer may be of significant value to you, but its true value (according to free market principles) is based on the buyer’s perception. So to deliver value, you have to get inside the client’s head.

Once you have an idea of how something you deliver will improve the outcome of your client, work backwards to determine how best to deliver that solution.

In the world of technology, when a product or service alters consumer’s expectations of what is possible, the buzz word you hear most often is disruptive. In other words, that technology disrupts the previously held views of what is possible, thus transforming the marketplace in a positive way.

Apple’s products have disrupted the consumer space many times. But, as many people know, there were times in Apple’s history where the company was not successful, and on the verge of failure. After being ousted, Steve Jobs returned to Apple years later to reclaim the helm. At that point, the company’s engineering teams seemed to be headed in numerous incongruent directions.

Below are two videos shared by Garr Reynolds, at Presentation Zen, in his post addressing Steve Jobs’ incredible focus (definitely worth the read). To set the stage, these videos come from the 1997 Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), as Steve fields questions from developers in the audience that are learning about changes within Apple that will impact their own products and services.



Too many people put the proverbial cart before the horse, putting forth technology for the sake of the technology. Technology is a set of tools. Knowing what tool to use for a given situation is the mark of a true master.


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He’s Gone…

By on October 5, 2011 | Category: Article

Going where the wind don’t blow so strange
Maybe on some high cold mountain range
Lost one round but the price wasn’t anything
Knife in a back and more of the same
Same old rat in a drain ditch
Out on a limb
You know better but I know him

Now he’s gone
Lord he’s gone
Like a steam locomotive
rolling down the track
He’s gone
He’s gone
and nothin’s gonna bring him back
He’s gone…

Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia

Many visionaries and great thinkers come and go.

Some individuals change culture.

Thomas Edison changed culture and delivered innovation.

Steve Jobs changed culture and delivered innovation in style.

So…

What’s Next?


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