The power of the crowd – insight and collaboration through crowdsourcing
Whether you like it or not we are all contributors and users of crowdsourced data on a daily basis. Examples are all around us, whether it’s: voting on TV talent shows; product ratings on Amazon; or...
View ArticleInformation rich, feedback poor
In the age of ‘big data’ we see supermarkets as being at the leading edge of harvesting consumer information in order to drive their business, but are they missing a trick? In the UK, Tesco says that...
View ArticleAre you a ‘digital native’– and how would you know?
The term ‘digital native’ is increasingly being used to describe a set of skills that organisations look to have throughout their teams. But how many organisations have really thought through what...
View ArticleEvidence vs. Judgement – the art of balance
Today is a big day in the UK with the Chancellor’s budget speech. Whilst he will be laying out what is a set of political policies, much of the proverbial ‘column inches’ will be focused on the...
View ArticleSo you think you’re innovative? Prove it!
Are you really walking the talk? Can you measure your actions and see improvements? This article reveals survey results that cover issues like these — results that might inspire a second look at your...
View ArticleDefining innovation – what does it mean for functional professionals?
‘Innovation’, ‘big data’, ‘the cloud’, ‘sustainability’, and the list goes on. Business loves buzzwords. There’s no two ways about it, every technology wave, or generation has it’s lexicon. I came...
View ArticleThe Power of Design Thinking – a differentiating skill
I remember my first few days in the world of work vividly. I had joined British Aerospace as an Undergraduate Engineer and spent a year in industry before going to university. In my first days as an...
View ArticleBusiness Model Transformation – an R&D investment?
The difference between winners and losers is often that winners are able to see opportunities and position themselves to take advantage of them better than others in the market. Increasingly,...
View ArticleWithout risk there’s no need for trust – but business runs on risk
I’m sure, that if asked, we’d all like to consider ourselves trusting and trustworthy, but how well do we understand what trust is? At the superficial level possibly, but with its importance shouldn’t...
View ArticleHow well do you trust? – what’s your propensity to trust?
In the previous article we looked at two types of trust, cognitive-based trust and affect-based trust, which are based on technical competency, and emotional attachment respectively. We also...
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