What’s Your Dash Going To Be?

There’s nothing like attending a funeral to get you to sit back and evaluate your life.
Carl Karcher, the founder of the Carl’s Jr. restaurant chain, passed away last week.  My wife grew up in Anaheim, California 2 blocks from Carl and his family – and her 7 siblings matched up with Carl’s 12 children.  We attended [...]

Making Ideas Stick – Why Some Ideas Survive and Some Ideas Die

I was reading an essay titled “Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike” in the NY Times recently. The essay went on to describe the Curse of Knowledge – and how this curse impacts innovation and stifles new ideas. The author described the curse as the reason why managers sometimes have trouble convincing others to [...]

Eight Business Technology Trends to Watch From McKinsey

Three consultants from McKinsey & Co. collaborated on an article in the January issue of McKinsey Quarterly discussing eight emerging trends in business and technology.
I have summarized and paraphrased the trends here, and you can follow the links below to the complete article and podcast.
1.  Distributing cocreation
Distributing cocreation is letting customers, suppliers, independent contractors and others create [...]