Innovation

As promised in my last blog post, here are some solutions to tackle the 7 fatal flaws of innovation. (Inspired by the book Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Flaws of Thinking.) We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein Solution 1: ‘F…

On February 8th, the OpenFog Consortium released the OpenFog Reference Architecture (RA).  This 162 page document represents more than a year’s work from our global membership of 55 organizations. The OpenFog RA is a mid-level guidepost document, full of invaluable architecture recommendations for a…

As part of my current series introducing concepts from my book, Building the Internet of Things here is a short excerpt from the book: I remember a few years ago when we at Cisco decided to embrace and drive this new phenomenon of everything being connected, we had a fierce debate whether to call th…

In my previous blog, I shared the importance of ubiquitous malware defense. Specifically, it’s critical as the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to proliferate, connecting a larger number of devices with vastly diverse capabilities. The answer is fog computing, because fog nodes bring more computin…

Of course not. Nobody wants their project to fail. But, as with any transition, especially one as far-reaching as the Internet of Things (IoT), we’ve seen some disappointments—and even a few truly spectacular failures. For example, “smart parking” solutions are a much-touted component of smart and c…

Co-innovating with startups—newcomers and existing partners alike—can become highly contagious. I get no better satisfaction at work than getting to know inspired entrepreneurs who want to get together to change the game with new business models. The rewards of co-innovation just keep astonishing me…

A friend and colleague suggested an awesome book to me last week called Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Flaws of Thinking. Although the book focuses on limitations in our thought process, I could see how these same flaws are perfectly applicable to innovation initiatives at companies of all siz…

Over the last two years the blockchain space has evolved at a fevered pitch.  We have seen new business models emerge, new approaches to old problems, and numerous business pivots. We have also seen a number of announcements of early adopters making fantastic progress in vetting and proving the tech…

Every generation since the ancient Greeks has observed that “the only constant is change.” But today, that change is accelerating exponentially and the Internet of Things (IoT) is helping to drive it in every industry—from mining to manufacturing, from agriculture to aviation. Never has it been more…