by paulgolding | Nov 25, 2020 | Innovation
Discovery …is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. I am often staggered by how some folks appear to think that the opportunities for innovation are somehow narrowing due to intense market competition and low barriers to entry for technology. Nothing...
by paulgolding | Sep 24, 2020 | cognitive, Innovation
5 Reasons Digital Transformation Fails You’re not as smart as you think you are. Most of my work takes place within the context of an “Innovation Lab” or similar program that is often part of a wider transformation effort. Within that rubric, I have...
by paulgolding | Nov 27, 2019 | data, Innovation
Insights? Why definitions actually do matter. ][Summary: Definitions matter not because they fulfill some fetish about semantics, but because they determine what type of work is done in service of them. Neo-terms, such as “Data-driven” or “Data...
by paulgolding | Nov 10, 2019 | Innovation
What is a Technology Company (Part 1) And why it matters. Technology Company? I have often been hired by companies who call themselves technology companies, but are not technology companies in any meaningfully useful definition of the word. It would be like Whole...
by paulgolding | Nov 10, 2019 | Innovation
Puzzled by Simple Things Or, the power of asking Why. Problems often involve complex solutions, yet the history of science tells us that breakthrough ideas come from our ability to be puzzled by simple things. Perhaps the same is true of industry. I have built many...