Big data wants to know how you will vote in November (it also wanted to know how voters would lean in the Scottish national vote and other exercises in democracy around the world). Well, not big data exactly but other bigs: big business, big campaigns. But there is no data about the future. Events about the future, however, are known. And because there is no data about the … [Read more...] about Why Big Data is Ringing You Up at Dinner
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Rethinking Strategy at Kodak
This post originally appeared as Retro Thinking During A Difficult Kodak Moment at Fast Company 01-13-2012 in an earlier, and less edited form. As Kodak readies for bankruptcy protection, refocusing its strategy on film would be a way to both regroup, and maintain its brand integrity. Way back in 2005, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a piece called "A Tense Kodak Moment." … [Read more...] about Rethinking Strategy at Kodak
HP Strategy: What HP Needs To Get Right About Execution
HP Strategy: Finding its way back HP is rapidly devolving from a leading PC manufacturer into a can't-look-away soap opera. Getting back on track requires innovation in its development and execution of corporate strategy as much as the development of new products. I’m not going to bother rehashing the sad executive-leadership saga that has turned HP from the leading PC … [Read more...] about HP Strategy: What HP Needs To Get Right About Execution