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Using Skype Video for Thought Leadership Podcasts
This is an example of how to interview a subject-matter expert without sending a camera crew on location. True, the quality is not the same as having a dedicated HD camera sitting in front of the person you are interviewing, but the cost differential is substantial. Turn-around time from capture to posting on the web [...]
The New Polymath – Audio Interview with Author Vinnie Mirchandani
Polymath—the Greek word for Renaissance Man—is someone who excels in many disciplines. From Leonardo da Vinci to Benjamin Franklin, we have relied on polymaths to innovate and find creative solutions to the problems of the day. How would these Renaissance men and women manage our current technology bounty? Which disciplines would they choose to focus [...]
“You Will” 1993 AT&T Commercial of Promises and the Reality
I was having a conversation with Len Hause recently about the developments in the electric utility industry and all the talk about “Smart Grid”. He made an interesting conceptual leap based on his experience in working with electric utilities, which can be painfully slow at changing, despite their grand promises. Smart Grid technology is the [...]
More Interviews on “Open Innovation”
Open Innovation is a topic near and dear to my heart because I believe a new focus on innovation is critical to every business’s competitiveness in the formation of this new economy. Maybe it’s more than growing giant businesses for the sake of growth alone. Maybe it’s more about our way of life and how [...]
Making a Case for Open Innovation – Why Now?
I have a series on open innovation running at the EnterpriseLeadership.org show. This is the lastest episode with Tom DeGarmo. Here is the background on topics we covered: DeGarmo, a principal in PricewaterhouseCoopers advisory practice, talks about why companies must practice open innovation, especially in this economic downturn. What do the Apple iPhone and Linux [...]
Current Reading Interests
I’m finishing up Richard Florida’s The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity, and it’s the first book I’ve read on my iPad using iBook. I think I’m getting into reading the electronic versions of books. Love the way iBook remembers where you left off, along with all your personal [...]
Video Podcast Series for The Mobility Company
One of my clients is Techendeavour.com and we’ve been collaborating on building a video podcast channel called the “Mobility Company Channel” in YouTube for lead generation and brand awareness. It’s working well for them on both counts. One of the strategies is to break up the videos into small pieces, and typically they are one [...]
[Video] Why Is Cloud Computing Important to Enterprise Mobil...
This is an example of taking an audio interview and turning it into a video with text panels to help emphasize various points made by the speaker. In this podcast I interview the Vice President at Endeavour, who is an active writer and analyst. He makes some insightful points, especially toward the end where he [...]
Choosing a Smart Mobile Platform for the Enterprise Strategy
If you’re starting down the path of creating a mobility strategy for your business, read over this post first. The B2B environment has a lot more Blackberry phones than, say, iPhones. If you’re working on delivering a series of unique services to consumers via the Internet, you have to deal with iPhones, Blackberrys, Androids, Windows 7, and maybe even [...]