Archive for April, 2007
Wikipedia’s Growth Secrets
Jimmy Wales assembled “a ragtag band of volunteers,” gave them tools for collaborating, and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished encyclopedia of the future. Here, he explains how the collaborative approach works, and why it succeeds. Along the way, he debunks some controversies, explains the “neutral point-of-view policy” and why it is non-debatable; and details [...]
Competing on Analytics
What do market leaders such as Netflix, Capital One and the New England Patriots football team have in common? They use analytics to out-think and out-execute the competition. At a time when many companies offer similar products and use comparable technology, many of the previous bases for competition are no longer viable. What remains are [...]
Innovation Under The Radar
If you’re taking on somebody, and they’re the leader, and you are absolutely visible to them, and they see you coming at them, you better be very good at dodging. Because once that battleship is turned around and it’s aimed at you, all those guns are aimed at you, too. Tags: Business, IBM, Innovation, [...]
A Master Inventor at Work
Some people might take the view that innovations happen by accident. I would argue against that. I would say that, in fact, most innovation happens in response to a particular problem that you need to solve. My name is Andy Stanford-Clark; I’m one of IBM’s Master Inventors. Centers of innovation like IBM at Hursley put [...]
Innovative Company
Is it any wonder that companies, like the humans who build them, seek stability, familiarity and security? Oh, the comfort of rules set in stone, ironclad policies you can lean on and institutional practices based on tradition. With every passing day, that kind of safe, predictable business culture is more passé. Like it or not, [...]
