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More on the IT Business Boiling Point

More on the IT Business Boiling Point

By Ben Kepes on April 19, 2012

ver the last few days I’ve been talking to people about the tension that exists between “traditional” and “next generation” software platforms. The discussions had their genesis in a post I wrote specifically looking at NetSuite and Oracle, but relate to a host of other vendors – Microsoft contrasted with Box. IBM contrasted with Appirio […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged appirio, bmc, Chief information officer, CloudComputing, enstratus, focus, IBM, netsuite, roundtable, survey

Startup Business Growing Pains | Staying Focused

Startup Business Growing Pains | Staying Focused

By Joel York on January 19, 2012

There are a few good things in life that you can never have too much of, and at a startup business that good thing is growth. However, we all know there is always a price to pay for overindulgence. To my way of thinking, the key to being a glutton is to balance your consumption […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged chaotic flow, focus, growth, start up, start up business, startup, Startup Business

Focus and Serendipity: You Need Both

Focus and Serendipity: You Need Both

By Chris Yeh on August 19, 2010

Technology critics like Nicholas Carr often complain that the Internet is hampering our ability to think. Facebook, and even more so Twitter, exemplify this trend. Back during the ancient days of my youth, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, and shortly after fire was invented, I would communicate with my Stanford friends over the summer by […]

Posted in General | Tagged facebook, focus, productivity, serendipity, socialnetworking, twitter

15,000 Thoughts per Day - Why We Need Constraints for Innovation

15,000 Thoughts per Day – Why We Need Constraints for Innovation

By Hutch Carpenter on September 11, 2009

Recently, Innosight’s Scott Anthony wrote the following on the Harvard Business Blog: People think that constraints are innovation inhibitors. They aren’t. Unconstrained efforts are often undisciplined efforts that lead to immaterial results. The right constraints in the right places can be innovation accelerators. Constraints can focus creativity where it is most needed. Constraints can help […]

Posted in Strategy | Tagged attention signals, constraints, engagement, focus, innovation, innovation management

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