Weekly Download 14.19
Posted: October 10, 2014 Filed under: Technology, Weekly Download | Tags: 3D-printed car, self-driving car Leave a comment
Here’s a recap of news and notes from around the Web that caught my attention over the past week or so. There’s a theme: innovations in the auto industry.
I have been following the Google car and other self-driving car developments. While it may not result in a “George Jetson” type world, there could be many derivative impacts or alternative vehicle types (see In Australian Mines, 50-Foot Robot Trucks Take Dangerous Work From Humans).
In today’s world of innovation, many disruptive changes and approaches are coming from outside traditional industries and disciplines. Interlopers are bringing new ways of thinking and can often shatter long-standing paradigms that have existed in an industry. One automotive expert quoted in an article I read noted that Google has accomplished more in the past year of development than he thought would be accomplished in his entire remaining career!
Who are the disrupters that are encroaching in your industry? How are they stirring things up and realizing large-scale change?
Learn more:
- The CEO of Tesla Motors predicts that a fully autonomous car will be available in only five or six years.
- Meanwhile, Local Motors has created the world’s first 3D-printed car.
- Self-driving cars are coming soon. Cadillac is planning to launch its new semi-autonomous Super Drive system in 2017.
Weekly Download 14.18
Posted: September 12, 2014 Filed under: Weekly Download | Tags: Daniel Goleman, Laura Santos, monkeynomics 1 CommentHere’s a recap of news and notes from around the Web that caught my attention over the past week or so.
Have you heard of “monkeynomics?” Psychologist Laurie Santo finds amazing parallels between monkey and human behavior. Her TED Talks A monkey economy as irrational as ours looks at silly choices and why we continue to make consistent errors.
The errors we make are actually predictable. We make them again and again. And they’re actually immune to lots of evidence. When we get negative feedback, we still, the next time we’re face with a certain context, tend to make the same errors.
Author Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence) is back with a new take on success with Focus: the Hidden Driver of Excellence.
The persistent financial demands of Wall Street have trumped the informational needs of Main Street. Print has become too much of a drag on earnings, so media companies are dividing back up and print is being kicked to the curb. Print Is Down, and Now Out presents a bleak outlook.
Set Your Internal GPS for a smooth route to any destination. Goal clarity matters.
Weekly Download 14.17
Posted: August 6, 2014 Filed under: Change, Innovation, Leadership, Weekly Download Leave a comment
Here’s a recap of news and notes from around the Web that caught my attention over the past week or so.
Don’t Let Incumbents Hold Back the Future. Instead of protecting the past from the future, what about protecting the future from the past to allow innovation to flourish?
As Pharma Jobs Leave N.J., Office Space Ghost Towns Remain. Innovation in pharma has shifted from large legacy suburban corporate campuses (some due to merger) and appeared in/near large research based universities. Is this trend a harbinger for large monolithic corporations? Does it reflect the new economy where coordination can happen outside of large formal hierarchical organizations? Does it reflect the new worker driven by independence, passion, and meritocracy? Could this also be happening in software technology where the traditional front runners in innovation give way to an ecosystem of innovators and entrepreneurs? Perhaps it has already happened.
Going beyond facts and figures, business leaders who know How to Tell a Great Story have an advantage over others. Good stories attach emotions to things and create “sticky” memories.
To Change the Culture, Stop Trying to “Change the Culture.” Taking on an entire culture is too big of a mountain to climb all at once. Smart companies start by taking on smaller efforts that, over time, will culminate in larger change.
No, this isn’t the Onion, it’s the BBC. A gymnasium exclusively for dogs has opened. What’s next?
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