Innosight’s Hannah Clark Steiman discusses the future of Apple’s new iWatch technology and what it will take for success in the marketplace.… Read More
We arrived at the woman’s home in the early afternoon. Getting to it involved walking down narrow alleys rich with the aroma of food being cooked on an open grill mixed with the stench of sewage and refuse. Young men who clearly had nothing better to do on a Tuesday afternoon eyed us suspiciously. Children […]… Read More
In this Bloomberg Businessweek piece, Scott Anthony discusses industry transformation and the lessons learned from two telecommunications powerhouses.… Read More
The shale gas revolution has unleashed an abundance of low-cost energy. In what would have been unimaginable just a decade ago, the United States is now projected to become a net exporter of fossil fuels, a sea change driven by the discovery of natural gas fields across the United States and the development of innovative […]… Read More
When facing stiff competition, the decision of how to proceed almost always comes down to some variation of the same question: fight or flight? Wal-Mart, Target, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot and the other big box stores were the toughest guys on the block for 30 years. Yet, in 2013, with the continuing maturation of […]… Read More
At the heart of the healthcare debate in the US is a profound quandary: how can we as a country spend more per capita but not have at least the same level of health as comparable nations spending 5%, 10%, 20% less? Emerging research indicates that how physicians treat patients, the “care model,” is a […]… Read More
The math is clear. Healthy employees cost less. Employers have a strong economic incentive to lower their healthcare costs by motivating their employees to improve their health and develop healthy habits. Unhealthy workers cost employers an average of $11,176 per active employee per year. A survey done by Aon Hewitt with 800 large and midsize […]… Read More
It’s been nearly two years since Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shot off his burning platform memo as a way of shaking up the phone company’s leadership. This fiery term refers to the story of a worker living on a North Sea oil rig who awoke one morning to a loud explosion and an all-consuming conflagration. […]… Read More
For unexpected reasons, a product that succeeds in the U.S. or Western Europe might not make any sense in Asia. Here’s how to discover and serve the unique needs of Asian consumers.… Read More
Even the best-performing companies eventually stall. Sustaining momentum — and remaining a great growth company — takes a system. Scott Anthony and David Duncan call this system a “Growth Factory.”… Read More