innovation
It’s Time to ‘Do or Die’ in the Growing Global Bazaar
A whopping 59 percent of manufacturers expect their company’s strategy to change as a result of real-time information in the next three years. That’s in just three years. But what about the years after that? Our team developed The Business World in 2025 report with the Global Center for Digital Busi…
CHILL Brings Home The Gold For Cisco at the Edison Awards
Kudos to the Cisco Hyperinnovation Living Labs (CHILL)! This cutting-edge group in Cisco Services took home the gold at the prestigious Edison Awards in the category of Collective Disruption. Established in 1987, the Edison Awards recognize and honor innovative products and business leaders. CHILL w…
Why Falling is Fun
Recently my team in the Cisco Data Center Software Group got together for a game of bubble soccer. “What is bubble soccer?” you ask. It’s only a game involving giant inflatable orbs of fun! More specifically, it’s a combination between zorbing, a sport where a person rolls down the side of a hill in…
Cisco Challenges Digital Entrepreneurs Worldwide
I’m in Vienna this week at the Pioneers Festival, which describes itself as “the epicenter of innovation.” Surrounded by 2,500 technology pioneers, including 500 of some of the world’s most promising early-stage startups, I definitely feel the seismic disruption all around me. I can’t think of a bet…
There’s Never Been a Better Time for Drones to Save Lives
“Can drones save lives?” It’s a question that many outside the drone industry might find startling. Much of the general public still perceives drones as being deployed primarily for aerial surveillance or attacks in times of war. This view was certainly reinforced in the recent movie, “Eye in the S…
Disrupt or Die: Only the Innovative Will Survive
Andy Grove, the late co-founder of Intel who pioneered the semiconductor industry, often said, “Only the paranoid will survive.” Looking over your shoulder and worrying about oncoming competitors will always be a healthy practice to stay relevant and ahead of the pack. To remain an industry leader i…
Cisco dCloud Managers Get Social – And on Video – to Put Customers First
The Cisco dCloud team recently got our entire management team on video, and apparently it was one of the scariest things they ever did. Or was it? “Video doesn’t scare me,” says our Business Operations & Project Office Manager, Zina Rambo. (Find her on Twitter here.) I find it a grea…
In Less Than Ten Years, Your Organization Could Be Out of Business!
Four of today’s top ten incumbents—in different industries—will be displaced by digital disruption in the next five years. Four! This stat has kept me up at night. Which organizations will thrive? Which will cease to exist? How can organizations successfully navigate the digital age? I believe it be…
Invest in Experiential Learning to Create a Digital Ready Workforce
Cisco’s hackathon with a Silicon Valley school empowers students to solve problems in their community with the Internet of Things. If we want to ensure that the talent pipeline is robust and plentiful for the digital world, we need to invest in it now. Academia alone cannot keep up, nor can it…