Platforms
How Platform Thinking Can Improve Healthcare
Healthcare is ripe for the very type of disruption that platforms can effect.
Blog
I write about AI, the future of work, low-code/no-code, collaboration, communication, technology, and other topics. I pepper my posts with humor and pop-culture references. Oh, and I freakin’ despise jargon and weak writing. Since 2008, I’ve penned thousands of posts, more than 1,400 of which live on this site.
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Management
The Controversial Case of Marissa Mayer
Thoughts on one of the most prominent female CEOs today.
Big Data
Introduction to The Visual Organization
Here's a longer sneak preview of the book.
Big Data
A Word to the Big Data Skeptics
Cynics are everywhere. Are they right?
Platforms
2014: Year of the Platform Revolution?
Is this the year that every company embraces platform thinking?
Communication
When A/V Issues Attack
Talks rarely go off without a hitch. Don't act like Michael Bay.
Communication
What's Inhibiting Employee Productivity?
Are we missing that one über-useful tool? Nonsense.
Platforms
Evernote's Platform Struggles
As the company is learning, building a platform is much easier said than done.
Communication
Why I Don't Blog Every Day
Just because you can doesn't mean that you should.
Communication
The Perils of the Single Sentence
A good general rule on how to write and speak more clearly.
Book Reviews
Books I Read in 2013
Looking back on my reading list for the year.
Analytics
My Most Popular Posts From 2013
A look at the data from the past year.
Analytics
Big Data and Small Companies
My first Harvard Business Review post is up.
Platforms
Mobile Security: Necessary but Insufficient
Manufacturers that want to move phones have to emphasize more than safety.
Big Data
Refine Your Data the Google Way
Cleaning up data has never been easier.
Project Management
Five Tips for a Successful CRP
A few thoughts how to improve the results of coordinated testing.
Big Data
Book Trailer for The Visual Organization
What's the new book in three minutes? Watch a preview to find out.
Platforms
Inside Amazon: AWS, APIs, and Platform Thinking
A fascinating window into one of the company's strongest, most innovative, and most profitable planks.