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Big Idea: Extreme Capitalism And The Dawn Of Digital Duopolies
Organizations Move Beyond The Post-Digital Era I am consciously scaring you into existence. The disruption ahead is not a fantasy. When I founded Constellation Research and then wrote the best-selling book, Disrupting Digital Business, we stood at the dawn of a major shift in business models and disruptive technologies that powered what we coined digital transformation in 2008. This powerful business force not […]

Monday’s Musings: Why A Bi-Modal Approach to Digital Transformation Is Just Stupid
Multi-Modal Approach Key to Successful Digital Transformation Like fake news, the over hyped, bi-modal approach to IT and digital transformation is a flawed fallacy perpetuated by ivory tower, non-pragmatic legacy research firms. Lessons learned from successful digital transformation projects emphasize an organizational design comprised of six key virtual or physical teams (see Figure 1): Figure […]

Monday's Musings: Secrets Behind Building Any AI Driven Smart Service
AI Driven Smart Services Power The Future of IOT, CX, Future of Work, and Block Chains The combination of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and cognitive computing will change the ways that humans and machines interact with our environments. AI-driven smart services will sense one’s surroundings, know one’s preferences are from past behavior, […]

News Analysis: In Search Of Growth Amidst Digital Disruption
Organizations In Search Of Growth Must Consider Macro Forces Burgeoning money supplies in both the US and China have fueled an indefensible growth post Global Financial Crisis. Since 2000, the money supply has tripled from $6000 USD billion to 12288.10 USD billion in November of 2015 (see Figure 1). Since 2005, china’s money supply has […]

News Analysis: SAP User Base In The UK and Ireland Ready For Digital Transformation But Organizations Remain Cautious Of Vendor Claims To Assist
Recent UK & Ireland SAP User Group Report Shows Growing Prioritization Of Digital Transformation In The Boardroom At the 2015 UK & Ireland SAP user group meeting, over 1000 delegates attended the annual event in Birmingham, UK. Amidst the organization’s own digital transformation, a new website and new logo were unveiled as well as a […]

Monday's Musings: Reflecting On Five Years Of Disrupting The Industry Analyst Business
Thanks To Great Customers And Great Team Members Internal Memo Sent November 3rd, 2015 As many of you know, we were founded almost five years ago on November 9th, 2010. In the midst of a recession, and after working at another startup that was moving from analyst firm to boutique consulting, the goal was to […]

Monday's Musings: Dealing With The Startup Who Went Public And Is Now Arrogant As Hell
Best of Breed Startups Often Initially Differentiate And Delight Customers With Extreme Customer Centricity The journey to an initial public offering (IPO) often brings an intense customer-centric culture and focus that separates the startup vendors from their legacy competitors. These startup vendors woo their prospects with not only their emerging technologies and solutions, but also […]

Event Invitation: Come Join Us For A Silicon Valley CXO Day At Constellation's Connected Enterprise #CCE2015
Join me at the annual Silicon Valley CXO Day on the third and final day of Constellation’s Connected Enterprise. Hear from over 200 business and technology leaders whom will discuss the future of innovation and digital transformation. Register before August 31, 2015 to secure your early bird ticket. Attendees will: Engage with CXO panels from […]

Tuesday's Tip: Apply For A SuperNova Award – Recognize Leaders In Digital Business
Nominate A Pioneer Or Leader Driving Business Change Every year the Constellation SuperNova Awards recognize eight individuals for their leadership in digital business. Nominate yourself or someone you know by August 7, 2015. The SuperNova Awards honor leaders that demonstrate excellence in the application and adoption of new and emerging technologies. In its fifth year, […]

Book Summary: Lesson 10 From Disrupting Digital Business – Segment By Digital Proficiency Not Age
Get All 10 Lessons Learned From Disrupting Digital Business As with the beginning of every revolution, those in the midst of it can feel it, sense it, and realize that something big is happening. Yet it’s hard to quantify the shift. The data isn’t clear. It’s hard to measure. Pace of change is accelerating. Old […]

Book Summary: Lesson 9 From Disrupting Digital Business – Deliver Intention Driven, Mass Personalization At Scale
Get All 10 Lessons Learned From Disrupting Digital Business As with the beginning of every revolution, those in the midst of it can feel it, sense it, and realize that something big is happening. Yet it’s hard to quantify the shift. The data isn’t clear. It’s hard to measure. Pace of change is accelerating. Old […]

Book Summary: Lesson 8 From Disrupting Digital Business – Democratize Distribution With P2P Networks
Get All 10 Lessons Learned From Disrupting Digital Business As with the beginning of every revolution, those in the midst of it can feel it, sense it, and realize that something big is happening. Yet it’s hard to quantify the shift. The data isn’t clear. It’s hard to measure. Pace of change is accelerating. Old […]

Webinar Invite: Delivering on Continuity – The Future of Marketing
Marketing Begins With Continuity of Experience If you’re a regular reader of my blog, and have managed to take a look at my book, I think we can say that we’ve established that digital disruption impacts every person and every business on the planet. Nowhere is the impact being felt more than in the marketing […]

Book Summary: Lesson 7 From Disrupting Digital Business – Humanize Digital With Digital Artisans
Get All 10 Lessons Learned From Disrupting Digital Business As with the beginning of every revolution, those in the midst of it can feel it, sense it, and realize that something big is happening. Yet it’s hard to quantify the shift. The data isn’t clear. It’s hard to measure. Pace of change is accelerating. Old […]

Book Summary: Lesson 6 From Disrupting Digital Business – Win With Network Economies
Get All 10 Lessons Learned From Disrupting Digital Business As with the beginning of every revolution, those in the midst of it can feel it, sense it, and realize that something big is happening. Yet it’s hard to quantify the shift. The data isn’t clear. It’s hard to measure. Pace of change is accelerating. Old […]