June 2020

Last week Rick Boxx of Unconventional Business Network based his daily 1 minute Integrity Moments radio show on content from SDG Strategy.

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The Innovator’s Dilemma is almost “required reading” for business leaders in this age when new technologies are regularly redefining the rules of competition across industries.

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Before I continue on to the Mobility Revolution, I want to pause and reflect on the so-called “laws” associated with technology revolutions. These observable phenomenon reflect the forces driving each revolution forward. These forces, combined with the new capabilities enabled by new technologies, make the ultimate outcome of each revolution almost inevitable.

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It’s amazing to look back on a decade where I went from a college student excited to chat about the latest music news on “this Internet thing” to being an early Internet entrepreneur helping redefine how business gets done across industries, and at the same time, the Internet went from a sleepy, geeky network used by scholars and scientists for academic research to a technology fundamentally redefining society and commerce.

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The year 1995 was a critical tipping point for public awareness and adoption of the Internet. In March, Yahoo was incorporated. In July, Amazon’s online store opened. In August, eBay held their first online auction. Also in August, Netscape’s initial public offering (IPO) of stock exceeded all expectations, capturing everyone’s attention and inspiring the launch of thousands of start-ups.

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In the first few years of my career, I’d already been blessed with the opportunity to write software for mission critical systems in the defense, nuclear power, and telecommunications industries. I’d had the opportunity to learn from a diversity of seasoned professionals. And I’d had the chance to play a hands-on (but minor) role in microprocessors transforming three industries.

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The first of the technology revolutions of the modern era is sometimes called the Computer Revolution or the PC Revolution, but I believe a better name for it is the Microprocessor Revolution.

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Ever since the taming of fire and the invention of the wheel, technology has impacted how work gets done, and has helped separate winners from losers.

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A powerful purpose statement can be foundational to a sound strategy, but developing one is hard. This tutorial teaches how to develop one.

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