Overcoming the pessimism that permeates many visions of the future of the news media, today we find ourselves in a period of intense activity, i.e. in the “creative” phase of a Schumpeterian moment. Many startups...
Ed Catmull has been at the forefront of the digital revolution since its early days. The president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios began studying computer science at the University of Utah in 1965. In...
As long as laws and regulations are not changed to promote further diversity in crowdfunding, the industry will very likely focus on products that have already proven their feasibility. This is unlike in the West,...
The European Council recently ratified the PSD II and it has been in force since the 12th of January 2016. A lot has been written on the ‘hot’ FinTech topic, so why write another piece...
Legal and regulatory aspects are rarely mentioned when discussing innovation management. But they do play a major role, and the analysis of the legal environment is a crucial issue. It allows smart organizations to implement...
What are the triggers of an innovation project? Though there is extensive literature on innovation management, what exactly drives innovation remains unclear. And yet, it is a fundamental issue, considering that the future of the...
Henceforth, many companies are afraid of getting uberized. Now, this danger, which has its roots in the emergence of the web twenty years ago, can be considered neither as a novelty nor a surprise. So...
As part of its Manufacturing Revolution initiative, the company is constantly looking for ways to reduce the amount of material and labor needed to make high-performance, customized footwear and speed the delivery of its products...
With the Model S, Tesla offers not only “the best car in the world,” but also an object from the Silicon Valley, closer in its architecture to a mobile electronic device than to a car,...
This ultimate phase will be the most disruptive, and bring paradoxical requirements for the automakers: how to combine the legacy of an industrial company (size, quality, product) with the new requirements of an internet age...
Since July 2, 2008, when Red Bull uploaded its first video on YouTube, it has garnered more than one billion views on its channel. That’s a staggering number. If you assume that each viewing is...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is essentially a network of physical objects connected via the Internet, a buzzword for a new technology landscape that is reshaping the way we live and work. But is its...
In February Elon Musk boldly predicted Tesla motors would go where no car company has ever gone before, to a $700 billion market valuation by 2025. To put that in perspective, Apple became the most...
Business models that emerge today outline a world of hyper-competition: in the digital economy, it’s always possible to find both better and cheaper elsewhere. Now, this tendency is spreading beyond the borders of the Net....
Industrial development in China has been plagued by all kinds of failures, and people are not unaware of the causes: a conservative social structure, overexploitation by the state, lack of capital, and a cultural bias...
The capacity to innovate is one of the main pillars supporting entrepreneurial performance. With ever faster technological waves, saturated and globalized markets, consumer versatility, upheavals in exchange mechanisms, innovation-driven competition does not leave much room...