What do search, the customer decision process, and NYC taxi cabs have in common?
One would think that searching online, how customers select products to purchase, and NY taxi cabs have very little in common. Or, that it’s the start of a joke. Actually both statements are wrong—a...
View ArticleWill big data go away?
That was just one of the many questions debated during the “Big Data, Analytics and Insights” session at this year’s MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, held in late May 2014. The panel was moderated by Professor...
View ArticleThe digital business transformation imperative
“What exactly does a digital business transformation mean?” asked Michael Krigsman, CEO of Asuret, Inc., and moderator of the “CIO, CMO, CDO Perspectives on Digital Transformation“ panel at The 2014...
View ArticleProcess improvement—useful does not mean used
Lean production, high performance work systems, virtual communications, and collaboration applications are all examples of the latest tools, technology, and processes executives are encouraged to...
View ArticleMIT Sloan Executive Education partners with Haiti
Strong leadership and innovation are ideals and skills that should not be limited to the business world. In fact, one could make a strong argument that innovation is needed more in non-profit and...
View ArticleThe big data skill set
A while ago, Professor Tom Davenport, Fellow with the MIT Center for Digital Business, proclaimed that “data scientist” would be the “sexiest” job in the 21st century. This topic was discussed at The...
View ArticleCorporate boards miss out when they don’t include women
Shirley Leung, Business Columnist for The Boston Globe has written extensively—and frequently—about the dearth of women on corporate boards. In her piece, “Across Health Care Board Rooms, That’s Madam...
View ArticleIt’s time to rethink wages
For the last year or so, there’s been a significant amount of news coverage around the wages paid to low-income earners, such as those working at fast food outlets and in retail stores. There have been...
View ArticleCan the cab industry innovate?
Those of us who work and/or live in Cambridge are quite familiar with the controversies stirred up by the wildly successful business, Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber considers itself a technology company,...
View ArticleAre the courts stifling innovation?
For seven straight years, Fortune has named Apple as the World’s Most Admired Company. The magazine wrote the following about why Apple is held in such high esteem: “The iconic tech company known for...
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