Business REINVENTION
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The License to Slow Down
Since the Slow Movement stared in 1986, the business environment has become even more complex and fast-paced. Has the movement failed or is the explosive pace of change finally driving businesses and consumers to embrace the movement and deal with our addiction to speed? This show is for trend watchers who are looking for new opportunities as well as busy professionals who want to take control of their lives and reboot business results. I will speak with Carl Honoré, author of "In Praises of...
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Encore Presentation: Keeping the Trains Humming – How...
Some ideas are successful because they're timely. Some are great because they're timeless. One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act in 1862 that created the company, Union Pacific continues to thrive in the digital age. How does the company remain relevant in a new economy where many of us order products online, travel by plane and get our energy through solar panels? What does its growth tell us about the US economy? Join me for a discussion with Tom...
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Doctors in Your Palm – Can Mobile Health Care Reduce...
Digital health solutions are on the rise. Now X PRIZE Foundation is challenging innovators to create a wireless device that monitors and diagnoses health conditions, and is able to make reliable health diagnoses available directly to consumers in their homes. It also aims to change the way healthcare solutions are developed, by involving consumers in the process. Can this become a powerful tool to help alleviate our healthcare crisis by empowering consumers? Are the technologies and medical...
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New Tunes – A New Take on the Music Industry
In this episode, we will explore the changing landscape and power shift in the music industry. I'll speak with Kelli Richards, President & CEO of The All Access Group LLC. She's a former Apple executive and a pioneer of digital music and entertainment. Kelli will provide rare insights into the secret ingredients of Apple’s innovation and the future of the music industry. She'll also offer advice on how to succeed in the ever-changing industry.
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Enterprise Gamification – Mixing Fun with Business
There are more than 145 million active gamers in the U.S., with an average age of 37. What's more, a recent survey showed that 61% of CEOs and CFOs are playing games during their working hours, so it’s not surprising that more companies are finding ways to use games to engage employees and customers in order to drive better business results. In this episode, I'll speak with Mario Herger, Senior Innovation Strategist at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, about how companies are incorporating gamification...
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The Retail Revolution, And The Road to Remarkable
There are many articles and experts that are predicting the end of brick-and-mortar stores. Is it possible to reverse this downward slide? Will implementing disruptive technologies alone save the traditional retailers? Are online retailers really invincible? Doug Stephens will join me to examine the future of the retail industry. He'll provide a thought-provoking perspective about the root causes of the demise of traditional retailers. We’ll also discuss critical strategies retailers should...
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Riding the Wave of Content Marketing – How to Write and...
A HiveFire study showed that more business-to-business marketers now use content marketing as a strategy in their marketing programs than those who leverage search marketing or offline marketing. Coinciding with this trend is the increase in the number of ebooks, which is expected to account for 50% of the U.S. trade book market by 2016. Many entrepreneurs and companies are looking for ways to leverage ebooks to generate qualified leads and increase visibility. I'll speak with Alicia Dunams...
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Rising Stars and Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In," which focuses on career advancement for women in corporate America, has gotten a lot of publicity recently. But how about women entrepreneurs? How have they fared? A new report by Womenable provided some surprising findings, including the fact that women-owned companies with over $10 million in revenues are growing more rapidly than the national average. What does that say about the overall economic trends? What can we learn from women entrepreneurs’...
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Special Encore Presentation: Click to Manufacture – How...
The market for 3D printing has enjoyed robust growth and expanded by 29% in 2011 and 24% in 2010. Some have suggested that 3D printing will ignite a new industrial revolution and resurgence of American manufacturing. Others predict that someday we will be able to "print" our houses and change the designs every few years. Is the future almost here? Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of Wired magazine will join me, Mary Hope McQuiston of Autodesk and Tim Caffrey of Wohlers Associates to...
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Improving Health Care One Image at A Time
Improving Health Care One Image at A Time The U.S. health care system is complex and lacks transparency and coordination, resulting in high medical expenses. Image32 is one of many health tech start-ups trying to develop new solutions for the healthcare crisis. However, the new company looks at an area that few organizations focus on and works with doctors and clinics to address the cost and efficiency issues. The company's CEO, Bob Pellican, and Chief Medical Officer, Alexander Flint, will...
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A Path to Innovation
How do you know if your company is innovative enough, before you start losing market share? What are companies today doing to stay competitive? We'll hear from a world-renowned innovation expert, Doug Solomon, who was the senior vice president for corporate development and strategic planning at Apple, and Chief Technology Officer of IDEO. We'll get a glimpse of Apple’s creative process and collaboration lessons from IDEO.
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Connecting Sustainability with Innovation and Growth
Please join me for a discussion about the promise of sustainability and its new role in driving innovation and profitability with Martin Reeves, Senior Partner and Managing Director at BCG, and David Kiron, Executive Editor of MIT Sloan Management Review’s Big Ideas Initiatives. They recently published the Sustainability & Innovation Global Executive Study and Research Report, which shed light on sustainability initiatives’ impact on business models and profitability. In this episode, we...
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