Search

Total: 25 results found.

Search for:
Search Only:

Page 1 of 2

1. The Internet of Thingamabobs
(Prognostications)
... the model is closer to complete and real value is possible. So we ask the following basic questions before recommending that a “thing”, like a door or a toilet, be networked and its operations counted ...
Created on 12 July 2012
2. Smart, Proportional, Simple: Things business can be certain about
(Perspectives)
... high-value innovation they must stop placing bets on what might sell, and start working directly with customers, to identify and solve problems. This effort replaces conventional R&D. Finite-aware ...
Created on 17 May 2012
3. Jobs loved market research. No, really.
(Prognostications)
... as Jobs was doing in his lab. He was confident in his ideas in terms of value and timing, because he combined intuition, empathy and the models that enable change, in the same way that skilled qualitative ...
Created on 24 April 2012
4. Where's your fleet?
(Practices)
... Expect a hold-to-sell downgrade, fast. > A lost fleet often means an overvalued share price, since the supplier has no chance of controlling the revenue stream that its investors assumed was in its ...
Created on 05 April 2012
5. The last Powerpoint
(Practices)
... is under way. Books have been written on the flaws in these systems, which range from the risks of whimsy to the destruction of value that is missed or misunderstood. I won't rehash those flaws here. ...
Created on 10 November 2011
6. When price pressure is perceived
(Perspectives)
... more creative and simple but value-rich products and services. Of course, in an environment like this, traditional competition is often reduced simply by the right business response to the customer demand, ...
Created on 09 November 2011
7. The Van Moment: or, Why products aren't valuable
(Perspectives)
It is a common mistake to assume that value is associated with products, especially in business to business markets. An example of this mistake is the interchangeable use of the terms supply-chain and ...
Created on 12 October 2011
8. Getting everyone to the table
(Practices)
... productive on many dimensions. It is useful at a strategic level, helping with discovery and directional cues, it is useful as a vehicle for renewing customer relationships and adding value, and it can ...
Created on 28 September 2011
9. What drives action?
(Prognostications)
Since action is what creates value, what are the factors that lead to action? For all the behavioral and market study on the subject, it seems, we still don't agree. Here are some of the many expert ...
Created on 23 September 2011
10. Milwaukee's water moment is now
(Perspectives)
... energy sources as they develop. Scale up high-value sustainable agriculture water technologies like those being tested in area fish farms, and put the state in a position to increase trade of sustainably ...
Created on 23 September 2011
11. Machine owners need help, who will give it?
(Prognostications)
... to take on new roles, like financing, process or maintenance outsourcing or value-engineering (jargon for system design). In essence, this means that builders, servicers, accessory-makers, and integrators ...
Created on 09 September 2011
12. Specifying consultants more powerful than ever
(Perspectives)
... five, measured in revenue per employee over the last decade. Today, design is the highest value element of nearly any construction event, at least as indicated by revenue trends and profits among the participants. ...
Created on 09 September 2011
13. The time TO change is now, because the time OF change is now
(Prognostications)
... limits? If cogent strategy and innovation provides a path forward and an opportunity to create value in new ways, how does an organization learn to do these things? Is it even possible? We're building ...
Created on 09 September 2011
14. Good, better, best segmentation
(Practices)
... measurable behaviors and intelligent intuition is where the practice of marketing goes from science to art. Simply put, how you segment your customers will determine what value you can create. So, one ...
Created on 09 September 2011
15. BIM - The new bubble in construction
(Prognostications)
... and work in buildings begin to value an online operating manual for their space, the rest of the supply chain won’t step up to the plate, and BIM won't reach full potential. I think this misses the point. ...
Created on 09 September 2011
16. Caught between price and value
(Practices)
...  use loss-leaders to attract buyers and then sell-on reject the idea of low-price altogether, and concentrate the discussion on premium-giving value We see many companies that slide up and down ...
Created on 08 September 2011
17. Questions we answer
(Type of questions)
Where is my market today and where will is it going tomorrow? What do I need to do different to be successful? Should I enter a market, and if so, what is of value? How is technology changing markets ...
Created on 07 September 2011
18. How we are different
(Different)
... every tactical move, must make progress towards a long range goal. That is how it creates value and wealth.  ...
Created on 06 September 2011
19. Our Process: radically better
(Process)
The client must own the idea. The market must embrace it. Our process is designed to meet both needs. Better research and creativity is key to improving business innovation and performance and value. ...
Created on 01 September 2011
20. Scaled
(Scaled)
... techniques to find new ideas and new value for clients. The scope of the challenge and level of decision risk determine the design of a project, not a bias toward one technique or another. Learn more. ...
Created on 01 September 2011