Disrupter’s Delusion?

Is the future brighter for companies that have disrupted entire industries? In the case of Apple, Scott Anthony and Michael Putz aren’t so sure. In a recent post on the HBR Blog Network [link], the two authors posit “The Industries Apple Could Disrupt...

Too Good To Be True?

Late last year, I wrote about the coming “revolution” being created by the ambitious use of sensors. My comments came in response to an article I read about how GE was in the process of “putting sensors on everything”, generating a new...

Is anyone safe from the future?

The Economist is one of the best-written journals published. And while it skews toward a conservative bent, it doesn’t shy away from taking on BIG questions. The cover story from the January 12 issue is a good example. “Innovation pessimism: Has the ideas machine...