Digital Transformation
COVID-19: Proving the Case for Digital Transformation
Unlike previous crises, the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the vulnerability of companies who have not yet pivoted strongly to digital.
Science Fiction Moments in Life and Technology
We as humans have a tendency to adjust rapidly to our environment and to begin to consider it “normal” in a very short time. This has probably been key to the survival of our species: we can’t afford, biologically, to be constantly triggered by recurring events. Instead, we set a new baseline and then are “aroused” only by changes to that baseline.
Innovators and Laggards: The Technology Landscape of 2019
In the 1960s, sociologist Everett Rogers produced a roadmap showing how innovations are adopted and, eventually, become obsolete. Later, author Geoffrey Moore wrote a book called “Crossing the Chasm” that detailed how companies and technologies succeed or fail to progress from “early adopter” to “early majority” status. Moore’s work further popularized Roger’s categories, and words like “innovator” and “early adopter” have become a firm fixture of the Silicon Valley and world-wide technology vocabulary.
Is Your Product Strategy “Digital” Enough? (Part 2)
Now that we understand the symptoms that arise while implementing product strategies that aren’t “digital” enough, let’s discuss how to alleviate them by strengthening your product strategy.
Is Your Product Strategy “Digital” Enough? (Part 1)
The way software is approached, what it can do, and the process and resources needed continue to evolve. A product strategy is sufficiently “digital” if it understands these points and makes clear the key assumptions being made on these new kinds of issues.
Platforms: A Business Model for Strategic Growth
Learn how platforms connect suppliers and consumers and why it is more important than ever for all businesses, regardless of their industry, to invest in platforms from a strategic growth perspective.
12 Secrets of Digital Transformation: Part 12
Secret #12: Plan for Success. It may seem unimaginable to pull off truly disruptive change that transforms your company or your entire industry, but you must commit fully (and as a company) to succeed.
12 Secrets of Digital Transformation: Part 11
Secret #11: There is more time than you think to finish — but less time than you think to start. We often begin a transformation project in response to a perceived crisis, but really we are just witnessing the end of an illusion.
12 Secrets of Digital Transformation: Part 10
Backing off is sometimes necessary to accomplish your transformation agenda. Here are some signs that those around you are exhausted and need a break.
12 Secrets of Digital Transformation: Part 9
Secret #9: Get Help. A third-party implementation partner can help you be more effective as a change agent within your company and even hold yourself accountable throughout your progress.