The Agile Manager

APRIL 30, 2020

Both the financial and real economies have suffered quite a few shocks in the last 20 years: the dot-com bubble bursting (2000); September 11 (2001); the Great Recession (2008); and today in 2020 the COVID-19 crisis is wreaking economic havoc. It was much different in 2008. Social media was just coming into its own.

Social Media 52

Social Media Innovation Internet Internet 52

The Agile Manager

MAY 31, 2020

A small merchant wanting to do more business digitally didn't have the balance sheet to finance development of digital capabilities, let alone drive consumer behavior change to use those capabilities. They've had to scramble because small merchants have largely relied on legacy consumer buying habits. Corporate IT costs will rise.

Airlines 52

Airlines Government Hardware Technology 52

The Agile Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Think about policy renewal operations at insurance companies, or specialized software developers working in silos: they are information workers, but they are on an information assembly line, doing piecework and passing it onto the next person. "[Big Brain cells connect via trillions of synapses in adaptable and complex ways.

Education 45

Education Best Practices Retail Network 45

The Agile Manager

JANUARY 31, 2020

In particular, they cite the lack of breakthrough technologies - e.g, The productivity is there, and will intensify with technologies such as AI and ML; the instrumentation simply doesn't exist to measure it. In this definition, productivity through technology is a deflationary force that makes products more affordable.

Energy 52

Energy Government Entertainment Transportation 52