It’s a tough time to be in business. Competitors emerge from unlikely places and can burgeon overnight. The global balance of power is shifting towards Asia and China. And with global interconnection, it’s unclear even how money will evolve and where regulation will come from.
Technology’s trio of revolutions — mobile, social, and analytics — calls for a fresh approach to business and leadership. When customers lead with technology, so must the companies that serve them. Happily, employees can respond faster, by collaborating better inside companies. Technology’s progress is accelerating outside of IT as well. Amazing new opportunities are emerging in biotech, chemical science, materials, and energy, to name a few.
How can companies rethink how they are organized, how they innovate, and how they go to market? Governments and social sector organizations face the same questions.