In today’s fast-paced business environment, the replacement rate of new technology — and even new data — is accelerating like never before. The need to innovate and create “what’s next” is pressing; however finding the right big ideas to build and develop isn’t easy. Ideas can sometimes come from one…

The fashion industry is one of the biggest industries in the world, worth around USD $3 trillion as of 2018; about 2% of the world’s GDP. Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the shift from catalog-based shopping to company and brand social media to improve the customer experience. Artificial intelligence is…

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” — Lou Holtz Companies large and small face a different world today than they have in the past. Changing marketplaces, customers, and technologies mean that the old way of doing things…

The COVID-19 pandemic is already being described as the worst public health crisis in a generation. In the first 30 days of 2020, it went from ~50 confirmed cases to ~10,000 cases, mostly in China. It was then declared to be a public health emergency of international concern by the…

In his 2015 HBR article, “You Need an Innovation Strategy”, Harvard professor Gary Pisano argued that resource allocation decisions are limiting the ability of firms to embrace innovation. But why do we still see a lack of innovation, even when all the resources are provided? The hard truth is that…

Supply Chain Management is a constant struggle for food and beverage (F&B) companies. Consumers want more insights about where their food is coming from, and on top of meeting consumer demands, manufacturers have two additional concerns: first, turning around inventory quickly at competitive prices while maintaining stock and supplier relations…

The industry has long recognized the promise of personalized medicine, with many new entrants in the last decade leading the way and offering molecular diagnostic services and comprehensive genomic testing for cancer and other diseases. Forecasts of the total size of the personalized medicine market in 2025 range from $100…

Skanska has met their pledge to improve safety in their construction sites and achieve an injury-free environment. How? The answer is through using a photo and video analytics platform, called SmartVid.io, that’s powered by machine learning algorithms. The platform analyzes audio and visual data and automatically tags the data based…

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released a strategic plan on February 28th, 2018 to develop a universal influenza vaccine. The plan comes after another severe flu season where the number of lab-confirmed influenza hospitalizations has now surpassed the last flu epidemic of 2014–15, reaching 67.9 hospitalizations…