From @forrester: It’s easy to apply innovation just to solve existing business problems or pursue innovation as a way to try to fend off disruptors. These create a false sense of security. Firms get to check the innovation box because they are perhaps using new technology to get better at what they do and keep disruptors at bay.
CIOs need to add new digital business value and adjacent industry disruptions to their portfolio.
Moonshots typically require a willingness to develop new technology.
Sustained business acceleration puts fast followers in danger.
A lot of great insight from this article from @leanstartup, including a growth mindset, making sure you learn from mistakes, and “Fostering an environment of learning is the holy grail of driving continuous innovation & organizational transformation.”
The Data Transfer Project, which was formed last year with the mission of creating an open-source, service-to-service data-portability platform, welcomed some heavy hitters, as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft are all on board.
ICYMI, there was a big brouhaha when Forbes published an article by an economist, stating public libraries ought to be replaced by Amazon stores, as this would save tax dollars. My fav response was this: Libraries are better appreciated by star-gazers than the cold, dead eyes of bean counters. However, for every $1 invested, Victorian public libraries generate $4.30 of benefits to the local community + generate $328m in economic activity there!
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