Latest Thinking

Oct 19
2016 Generation IoT: The Key to Business Survival in the 21st Century “The only constant is change.” It’s an adage that goes back 2500 years to… Read More
Oct 12
2016 These Boots Were Made For Walking: A New Look at the Path to IoT Success Last year, I wrote a series of blogs exploring the various technology and business… Read More
Sep 07
2016 No Vacation for Innovation Last week I was pleased to be part of a Cisco celebration of home-grown… Read More
Jul 18
2016 Welcome to the Co-Economy: There’s Never Been a Better Time The world has never been more connected, and there’s never been a better opportunity… Read More
Jun 23
2016 Succeeding with Customers and Partners in the “Co-Economy” Cooperation, co-development, co-opetition. What does it take to succeed in the “co-economy”? Just as… Read More
May 20
2016 No Marriage Counselor Required: Startups and Enterprises Can Co-Innovate People say that opposites attract, but big differences in economic or social background, education,… Read More
Apr 21
2016 Setting the Stage for Co-Innovation Success The new model for co-innovation can be messy. No longer a one-thing-at-a-time, linear methodology,… Read More
Apr 05
2016 The Time Is Now for Co-Innovation: Three Reasons Why Traditionally, Cisco’s innovation strategy has been built around four foundational pillars: build, buy, partner,… Read More
Mar 24
2016 Co-Innovation: Shining a “Lightbulb” on the Myth of the Lone Inventor A few years ago I sat down with technology leaders at a major oil… Read More
Dec 17
2015 The Internet of Things: Hype or Reality? Having spent several days last week at the Internet of Things World Forum in… Read More
Dec 04
2015 Job One: Securing IoT Recently, I participated in the panel on Internet of Things (IoT) security as part… Read More
Oct 13
2015 The Internet of Things: Why Now? The time is ripe for an IoT explosion. The number of connected “things” in… Read More