Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2018

In my experience, startup and technical business leaders don’t tell their innovation stories well. From my vantage point at MaRS , the Toronto-based start-up innovation hub, I have the opportunity to meet, interview, and write about some of the remarkable people and discoveries emerging from Canadian institutes and startups.

Interviews 48

Interviews Journal Recruiting Recruitment 48

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Since then Flannery has replaced Immelt’s vice chairs responsible for innovation. He doubled GE’s investment in R&D. Then it wasn’t.

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

Innovation abounds (especially in technology) and new value is being created hand over fist — yet the resulting wealth gains go to the few, while the many wind up financially worse off. This vexing global challenge causes me to wonder, “What if the world’s innovators turned their sights on solving this problem?

Apparel 32

Apparel Chemicals Journal Agile 32

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Newcomers like Harry’s still represent only a fraction of the overall market , but they’ve captured the majority of the growth in that time—a defining feature of disruptive innovation. It slashed digital ad expenditures by more than $200 million and issued an ultimatum for tech firms to become more transparent.

Retail 40

Retail Sales Productivity Industry 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Following a long stretch of fawning coverage from business and technology journalists, The Wall Street Journal reported in October 2015 that the company’s flagship blood-testing technology was a near-total failure. Humanity’s strange, ardent love affair with story has always fascinated me.

Journal 28

Journal Film Report Culture 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

On the one hand are the tech start-ups, who advocate for open office plans that emphasize chance encounters. ” Their new building “is really designed to spark not just collaboration but that innovation you see when people collide.” What type of office design is best for productivity and engagement?

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Travel Meeting Research 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook. Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook. What might a high-quality social media platform look like?

Media 36

Media Metrics eBook Software 36

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, missing the right moment to pivot or innovate can lead to a loss of market share. Market Expansion Strategy: A tech startup engaged business consultants to devise a market expansion strategy. Avoiding costly business mistakes with consultants is smart business.

Consulting 52

Consulting Turnaround ROI Case Study 52

Tom Spencer

JULY 4, 2020

As technology is continuously crafted to simplify the daily tasks in our lives, it is no surprise that peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payments have revolutionized the way we spend and transfer money. million people in the U.S. China, a country that lacked a legacy payments system, has seen rapid and widespread adoption of P2P mobile payment systems.

Banking 88

Banking System Financial Development 88

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

But just as the cell phone, originally designed as a mobile communication device, has been adapted to an unimagined array of additional functions, the EMR is serving as a platform for innovation and creativity. In the language of systems engineering, the transaction is “mistake-proofed.” Insight Center.

Guidelines 28

Guidelines Information Technology Information Technology Healthcare 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

After spending twenty years in the tech sector — half of those in social media marketing — I’ve been on the receiving and delivering end of just about all of them. As horrifying as I found these tales, none of them came as much of a surprise. Which is exactly why I think Lyons is right to pillory these kinds of practices.

Marketing 28

Marketing Media Advertising eBook 28