This Should Trouble Us

Why do we continue to get undesirable outcomes? Have you ever looked at your sales and marketing from a system perspective? To most this simple diagram looks complex. However, it is high-level and can be broken down into numerous subsets. You may notice the typical Google Acquisition block at its core which is very dynamic Read More …

Essential Reading for Lean, Agile and Service Designers

There have been few books that impacted my work in using Lean in the marketing process than this book, The Theory U by C. Otto Scharmer. Scharmer has just released a new version that is well worth the read,  Amazon: http://amzn.to/2ptDuTE I was using CAP-Do (superimposed over the “U” in the image to show how it Read More …

What is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization(DOA)?

How soon will idea of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization(DOA) became a reality for your organization? Complexity Labs is an online platform for complex systems. They aim to serve four main user bases. Students: function as an e-learning site providing accessible learning content Researchers: provide original research and work as a reference source Teachers: provide educational material Organizations: work Read More …

Favorite Audio & Video Podcasts of 2016

The Disney Way trumped all podcasts of the year by a fairly large margin. My guest was Bill Capodagli. Bill has three decades of management consulting and corporate research expertise. Bill co-authored the best-selling business book, The Disney Way, 3E: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company, now in its 3rd edition. The first Read More …

How Has Your Marketing Done This Year?

As we enter into the last quarter of the year, it is a great time to start reflecting on what worked and what did not work during the past year. Most of us have been working diligently every week going through a process of deciding what tactics to continue doing, what to change, what to Read More …

Explaining the Digital Vortex

Andy Noronha conducts research and works with executives from companies seeking to remain competitive in an era of digital disruption. He does this as a director in the Cisco Digitization Office and as a visiting scholar at the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, and IMD, a Cisco initiative, where he conducts research and works with executives from companies seeking Read More …