Like many occasional JC Penney customers, I received an e-mail today announcing that "Fair and Square Begins Now." Those who watch television have also been inundated with JC Penney ads over the last week as people scream about missed sales or coupon management. So I went to my local store to check it out. Fair and Square means three pricing levels. Red … [Read more...] about JC Penney Rebranding is Solid So Far
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Ten Serendipity Economy Lessons Learned from Playing Words with Friends
Ten Serendipity Economy Lessons Learned from Playing Words with Friends. The Serendipity Economy turns our industrial age bias toward linearity, productivity, and prediction on its head by suggesting that productivity doesn’t always lead to value and that increasingly, we can’t predict where value will emerge from our work or the magnitude of value that will come from that … [Read more...] about Ten Serendipity Economy Lessons Learned from Playing Words with Friends
Automation and Productivity: When Automation Doesn’t Make Us Productive
Automation and Productivity: When Automation Doesn't Make Us Productive I recently bought some light bulbs from Lowe's. I realized when I got to the car that although the halogen bulbs looked the same, the pins were slightly off. I went back in, found the right bulbs and asked to exchange them. Same price, different SKEW. Hopefully someone from Lowe's will read this blog … [Read more...] about Automation and Productivity: When Automation Doesn’t Make Us Productive
The Consumerization of IT: Remembering the Past and Learning from IT
Sinclair ZX81 Creative Commons via Wikipedia. Citation. (ZX81. (2023, September 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81) For many of today's workers, the consumerization of IT means accessing company e-mail from an iPhone or Android device. Those a little older will remember the onslaught of instant messaging, perhaps even the original push of the web. "Why," … [Read more...] about The Consumerization of IT: Remembering the Past and Learning from IT
3 Reasons CIOs Need Scenario Planning
3 Reasons CIOs Need Scenario Planning Scenario planning is the art and practice of imagining multiple futures to create a strategic context for planning and decision-making. Pioneered by Royal Dutch Shell in the ’60s and ’70s, the technique is now widely used by businesses and governments as an important element of strategic planning. Functional departments increasingly … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons CIOs Need Scenario Planning