Business

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 [...]

Business

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, [...]

Business, 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 [...]

Business, Innovation