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Mark Van Rijmenam on “Eight Realities of Big Data That Executives Should Already Know”

June 18, 2014

In his recently published book, Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business, Mark van Rijmenam asserts that executives need to know what the most important aspects of Big Data are that their organizations should be aware…

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The 46 Rules of Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

June 17, 2014

The 46 Rules of Genius: An Innovator’s Guide to Creativity Marty Neumeier New Riders/Peachpit/Pearson (2014) How to become – if not a genius – at least someone who thinks more creatively and enjoys life more, indeed much more I have…

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Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity

June 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Michael Chui, Brad Brown, Jacques Bughin, Richard Dobbs, Charles Roxburgh, and Angela Hung Byers for McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn…

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Think Bigger: A book review by Bob Morris

June 16, 2014

Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business Mark van Rijmenam AMACOM (2014) Here’s a multi-dimensional paradigm shift that will become a tsunami Where to begin? This book covers so much and covers it so well that…

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“Diverge Before You Converge”: Tips for Creative Brainstorming

June 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Leslie Brokaw for MITSloan Management Review. In it, she discusses an integrative process for idea generation is based on ideas from education, consumer research, business model design and emergent strategy. To…

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How I Did It: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2014

How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Cutting-edge perspectives on the unique leadership challenges at the CEO-level There were 14 editors involved with these essays, written by 34 CEOs,…

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Mark Van Rijmenam on “Generic Big Data Uses’ That All Organizations Need

June 15, 2014

In his recently published book, Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business, Mark van Rijmenam observes, “Big Data has the potential to benefit organizations in any industry in any location across the globe. Big Data is…

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The Dandelion Principle: Redesigning Work for the Innovation Economy

June 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Robert D. Austin and Thorkil Sonne for the MITSloan Management Review. Dandelions, the authors point out, have many beneficial qualities but are considered weeds in the context of a uniform green…

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part Two

June 13, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation. His…

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Brian Tracy on Management: A book review by Bob Morris

June 13, 2014

Management Brian Tracy AMACOM (2014) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker This is one of the volumes in The Brian Tracy Success Library. Thus far,…

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