Innovation
10 Things You Should Know about Automation and Jobs
Technology needs no help to disrupt work and displace people. It inherently accelerates change driven on its own momentum. The pace of that change is also accelerating. As a result…
Ira S Wolfe Earns Coveted Spot at TEDxLehighRiver 2016
BETHLEHEM, Pa – SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 – TEDxLehighRiver, an independently organized TED event, will return to Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown on Saturday, September 17 from noon to 5 p.m…
SHIFT – When Your Journey Is Only 1% Complete
“Our journey is only 1% complete.” Those words are the internal motto at Facebook. It’s a daily reminder that continuous success isn’t a destination but a journey.  …
Welcome to the Exponential Age
The Exponential Age: That’s what Udo Gollub calls life as we now know it. He begins a recent article with this: In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and…
3 Lessons Every Business Can Learn From Kodak’s Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of former photo giant Kodak is loaded with lessons that business owners can learn. The fact that Kodak invented the digital camera over 35 years ago, a decade…
Why Complexity Drives Managers Crazy
Business life has always featured the unpredictable, the surprising, and the unexpected. What’s changed is that the level of complexity that people have to cope with has simply become…
What’s more troubling: The loss of jobs or the loss of Jobs?
Depending on your frame of reference, asking the question “can the U.S. survive without Jobs?” will elicit a variety of responses. Responses will inevitably be influenced by political affiliation…
What Every Organization Ought To Know About Innovation
Without innovative ideas, a company stagnates and may even cease to exist. But innovation isn’t just about turning on your right brain, brainstorming, and generating a few “aha” moments…