Wired recently hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused mostly on disruptive business models. In talking about Disruptive Leadership, I have often emphasize that a disruptive business model must accompany the disruptive innovation, especially when addressing the bottom of the pyramid. CK Pralahad talks in detail about [...]
Fareed Zakaria has been a favorite of mine for years. Editor of Newseek International since 2000, he seems to blast through media bias and provides an unusually independent and insightful interpretation of foreign policy and events.
He wrote a great assessment of America’s future position in the world in The Post-American World, and has a Sunday show called [...]
Recently, I came across an article in the NY Times about Jeff Bezos’ speech at a conference about disruptive business models.
I googled the article and found that Wired magazine hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused specifically on disruptive business models. They have a video library of all of [...]
Infodev and UNESCO have developed a new discussion and debate forum to explore the role of ICT in learning in developing countries. Called the Educational Technology Debate, it promotes a multi-week discussion over one month with two participants debating two sides of an argument, and additional user comments supporting or refuting either side. [...]
For those of you who read the print version of BusinessWeek, you know that Jack and Susan Welch write a weekly column on the last page. This week’s article is “Corporate Social Responsibility in a Recession” or his edgier online title “Giving in Unforgiving Times.” It’s a good primer on corporate social responsibility (CSR), which [...]
