Some people believe technology is the only way to innovate. It’s not. There are many ways to innovate. Consider the innovation radar MIT published over a decade ago; it can help companies identify opportunities to innovate across 12 dimensions: offerings, platform, solutions, customers, customer experience, value capture, processes, organization, supply chain, presence, networking, and brand.
Is This Your Best Piece of Work?
Anyone can use their favorite LLM to produce content now. A report. An article. A strategy document. A presentation. Give it a prompt, wait a few minutes, and you have something that looks finished. That’s creating a new problem.
Playing Not to Lose Is How You Lose
When was the last time you questioned the status quo? When was the last time you stopped, looked at how your organization works, and asked, “Why do we still do it this way?”
Why I’m Bullish on Humans
There’s been a lot of conversation about the existential risks posed by AI. Some of it is warranted. We should think about worst-case scenarios. We should pressure-test what could go wrong. We should think seriously about alignment, control, incentives, concentration of power, and what happens when systems become more capable than the people using them.
Everything Is Ripe For Innovation
No single moment makes everything ripe for innovation. But there are clues. One is when a system gets stuck. Stuck in the same old story. The same assumptions. The same business models. The same competitors doing variations of the same thing. The status quo.
Speed Is a Competitive Advantage
Almost two years ago, I worked with a large Mexican company. The project involved deploying AI agents across several areas of the business. The company president delegated the initiative to a special projects manager. We submitted our proposal. The timeline was aggressive: three months from start to finish.
If You Started Your Company Today, Would You Build It This Way?
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. And we’ve seen this story before. As AI matures, adoption will increasingly require more than signing up for a ChatGPT account or, for businesses, buying hundreds.