March 2nd, 2013 by jeff
This is a great infographic from Brian Solis, author of The End of Business as Usual and What’s the Future of Business, about how many businesses have become extinct over the years because of their “rigidness” and lack of ability to adapt.
Only 71 companies remain today from the original 1955 Fortune 500 list.
February 26th, 2013 by jeff
Nice post by Mike over at Tech Bubbles about using tablets in business. Mike notes of one group of business users – a third aren’t giving tablets a thought, a third are thinking they’ll do something [with tablets] one day, and a third are already using tablets [to outperform the competition].
The key to outwitting competitors comes from finding niche use specific to your business. Something that will cut costs, increase revenue or raise competitive edge.
February 21st, 2013 by jeff
This video presents a number of educators and school administrators talking about the future of mobile technologies in education. I posted here about the Z-generation and their relationship with technology. My kids are using iPads in school in place of paper textbooks and as computers. Instead of a 50-lb book bag and laptop, they’re carrying an iPad. My 9 year old son just wrote his first paper on an iPad this week.
The kids today who are learning with the aide of technology will be ejected into the workplace sooner than you might expect. Do you want to bet the future of your firm on your current paper-based technologies?
February 21st, 2013 by jeff
February 20th, 2013 by jeff
The benefits of using iPad professionally if you are an attorney (or engineer). Read the rest of this entry »