Disruptive Leadership

First a caveat … emerging markets is a catch-all phrase to describe developing countries.  It was coined by Antoine van Agtmael in the early 1980’s to replace the more negative term “third world country.”   It is supposed to designate those countries in a transitional phase between developing and developed status.
But here’s the rub … China [...]

This post is the third part of a three-part series exploring the ongoing “battle” between Nicholas Negroponte’s OLPC laptop project and Intel’s Classmate PC. Part 1 focused on the role “ego” plays, creating unnecessary acrimony, and potentially thwarting progress on both sides. Part 2 focused on Negroponte’s decision to make his company a [...]