by Don Creswell | Oct 20, 2015 | Strategy, ValuePoint™
Where Does the Fault Lie? Garbage in, garbage out–or GIGO–has been with us since the early days of computing in the 1960s. In the field of computer science or information and communications technology, says Wikipedia, GIGO “refers to the fact that computers, since...
by David Matheson | Jun 12, 2015 | Innovation Management
Drive Growth with Product Innovation When most people think of product innovation, they think of new ideas and new ways to solve a problem. But that’s only half of the picture. Real innovation requires understanding whether an idea can actually succeed in the market....
by Don Creswell | Feb 4, 2015 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
Connecting Innovation with Finance to Drive Profitable Growth In a continuation of last month’s reflection on a panel session at the Back End of Innovation (BEI) conference, “Connecting Innovation with Finance to Drive Profitable Growth”, we discuss what needs to...
by Don Creswell | Jan 15, 2015 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
David Matheson, President and CEO of SmartOrg, was recently joined by Arpit Dwivedi of 3M, Jeff Pierce from Pitney Bowes, Aleksandro Grabulov from Philips and Rich Duncombe formerly of HP and now with ICS, in a session titled Connecting Innovation with Finance to...
by David Matheson | Dec 29, 2014 | Strategic Portfolio Management
Strategic Decision and Risk Management As mentioned in Part 1, I had the opportunity to lead the Strategic Decision and Risk Management (SDRM) Strategic Portfolio Management Course at Stanford University. It was a great opportunity to connect with business leaders in...
by David Matheson | Dec 23, 2014 | Strategy, ValuePoint™
What we learned in 50 years and how it applies to the 21st century At a recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Decision Analysis (DA) profession, I summarized what we had learned and provided thoughts about the future of DA and its...
