Geppetto 2.0: Democratizing the ability to bring things to life
One of the most recognizable stories on the planet, and certainly in Italian history, is the story of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It is one of the most re-used, re-purposed, revised, and re-distributed stories in modern history. The 1940 Disney version has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. … Read More»
What Business Are You In? Are you sure?
As we draw towards the close of 2014 and look ahead to a new year, it's a time of reflection, evaluation, and goal setting for many people. Performance reviews (if you're still doing it the old way), finalizing budgets, and making plans for the next 357 days (until the holiday season rolls around … Read More»
Wearables in the Enterprise: CIO Implications
In my last post, I highlighted the imminent penetration of wearables into society, considering some of the broader implications. In this post, I'd like to narrow in a bit on the topic of wearables in the enterprise, and the implications this will have on the CIO. Currently, CIOs are faced … Read More»
The Digitization of Everything: Wearables Rising
Since the early days of computing, ever shrinking computers have been on a collision course towards human integration. The distinction between what is physical and digital continues to dissolve. Early stage prototypes are already allowing neurological signals to manipulate the physical world … Read More»
Leveraging the Internet of Everything to Create a Better Customer Experience
The other day I received a letter in the mail. What was in the letter left me feeling depressed. It left me feeling inadequate, unprepared, incapable of mustering the mental and emotional energy to complete it's request. You see it wasn't asking me to do something that I'd never done before. It … Read More»
What if the walls actually COULD speak?
"If these walls could speak..." The phrase invokes wonder and horror, depending on who you are, and what may have happened within the walls in question. Surprisingly, we're now at a place in history where we can envision a time where the walls might actually be able to speak. And the … Read More»
Connection brings Opportunity at Exponential Scale
The kids were sleeping in the backseats as our loaded down Sequoia traversed the winding road over the sheer cliffs that drop down into the vast and rugged Pacific coastline. I asked my wife in a whisper to do a little bit of research for our pending arrival in San Francisco. After punching on her … Read More»
What every business can learn from financial markets
The world is being connected; People, roads, railroads, appliances, cars, televisions, light bulbs, clothing, shoes, city streets, and just about everything else is "joining" the internet. Possibilities expand exponentially as things join a network. Inputs and outputs increase. At some point, … Read More»