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At the Intersection of Business, Technology & Culture

The Internet of Things Changes Everything
This article is cross-posted from Geoff Livingston’s blog. The first person voice in this post is Geoff’s, as he shares his ideas and interviews me

6 Innovation Roadblocks Worth Breaking Through
If there’s a poster child for innovation, it’s most likely Thomas Edison. And if there’s a slogan scrawled across his poster, it’s probably his often-cited

The Red Queen Effect In Marketing
In the well-known race scene in Lewis Carroll’s classic Through the Looking-Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice, “It takes all the running you can do,

Making Innovation a Core Capability
As innovation has gone from buzzword to must-have at companies of all types and sizes, I find that many leaders remain mystified as to how

Every Expert Should Become a Beginner
Yesterday afternoon, I sat down to talk shop with fellow digital consultant Chris Dorr. As the business conversation wound down and talk turned to trivial

What Can Businesses Learn From Buglers?
What does summer mean to you? It might mean beach books, lazy afternoons spent poolside, fun-filled camp days (memories of yours or sending your kids

Can Mass Media Companies Become Micro-Mavens?
A recent Nieman Journalism Lab post by industry analyst and Newsonomics author Ken Doctor inspired GigaOM contributor Matthew Ingram to posit that the future of mass media

Coke’s Path from Cola Company to Content Creator
The media landscape today bears little resemblance to the media landscape five years ago, let alone 50 years ago. If that statement comes as a
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