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Airshow is coming to Tokyo
I will be conducting our 10th Airshow event in Tokyo on Thursday, 17 July 2014. The purpose of Airshow is to: Understand how data can be used to persuade through an appeal to logic as well as through empathy. Understand the basics of “data cinematicism” including the techniques analogous to cinematography and direction. Understand story development techniques including how to facilitate Continue reading
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Innovation and the Future of Mobile, with Horace Dediu
Will Sherlin writes: Horace Dediu joins us for the 22nd episode of “The Innovation Engine” podcast to discuss innovation and the future of mobile – what the post-mobile world will look like; how Apple, Google, and others are shaping the mobile experience of the future; and the next frontiers of mobile after health and fitness. Continue reading
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The Critical Path #118: The Cook Doctrine
We reflect on why the narrative on Apple has changed post-WWDC and analyze both the evolution and consistency of Apple’s culture. Furthermore, what elements of that culture/process/priority setting can be copied? In other words, what does it take to be great? via 5by5 | The Critical Path #118: The Cook Doctrine. Continue reading
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Late late majority
Seven years after the iPhone was launched, 70% of the US population is using smartphones. Smartphones existed before the iPhone so the category is older than seven years but as far as adoption goes this is nearly the fastest ever. The CD Player reached 55% in seven years and the Boom Box about 62%. If Continue reading
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Competing effectively against your most potent competitor
New market disruptions take root in non-consuming contexts. For instance, mobile phone photography began not because early phone cameras were good. They weren’t good at all but good enough when a camera was not within reach. The quality was poor but the photo taken would not have otherwise been taken, making a lousy photo better Continue reading
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Apple: Lessons in Self-Destruction. Richard Gutjahr’s blog
My thanks to Richard Gutjahr for taking time to talk about self-disruption. I met Richard as the Master of Ceremonies at the Censhare FutureDays event in Munich. He interviewed me for his blog and posted the results as a video and sound file. Richard is a journalist (Berliner Tagesspiegel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and TV personality (news Continue reading
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The Disruption FAQ
Q1. What is disruption? Disruption happens when the strong are defeated by the weak. More precisely it’s when those with unconstrained access to resources have them taken away by those with minimal or no resources. It’s a phenomenon that is in contrast to sustaining competition where the strong get stronger. Q2. How can disruption happen? Continue reading
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Ten years ago: Clayton Christensen on Capturing the Upside
You can hear this as an MP3. [It’s important to understand just how much the theory has evolved in the last 10 years. Much more perhaps than in its first eight.] Doug Kaye: Hello, and welcome to IT Conversations, a series of interviews recording and transcripts on the hot topics of information technology. I am Continue reading
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▶ Horace Dediu: “Transformation of Business and Society through Technology”
My talk on the future of things from Censhare’s FutureDay 2014 in Munich. Continue reading
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Asymcar 15: Sunray Sedan
Matt Grantham joins us to discuss electric vehicles, renewable energy, smarter software, solar opportunities and economics. Matt introduces us to Solar X, the solar car challenge. He reflects on these emerging technologies in light of Australia’s nearly extinct auto manufacturing sector. We explore the concept of a car as the home power source and consider Continue reading
