Tag Archives: Apple

Is Now the Time to Finally End Our Culture of Disposability?

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Braden Kelley

Quality used to mean something to companies. A century ago, when people parted with their hard-earned money to buy something, they expected it to last one or more lifetimes. Durability was a key design criteria. But, as the stock market … Continue reading →

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Why Change Must Be Built on Common Ground

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Greg Satell

GUEST POST from Greg Satell When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, one of the first things he did was develop a marketing campaign to rebrand the ailing enterprise. Leveraging IBM’s long running “Think” campaign, Apple urged its customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Technology | Tagged Apple, Steve Jobs | 2 Comments

Can You Be TOO Strategic?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Howard Tiersky

GUEST POST from Howard Tiersky While the lack of a clear strategy can create problems in any business, there is another end of that spectrum. Having a strategy means having clarity on what you want to achieve and a plan … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny – Unexpected Blackberry and Apple Problems

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Braden Kelley

Thanks to Bettina von Stamm for bringing this comedic gem to my attention: It does a great job of highlighting how technology companies come along and completely change parts of our common language. For my non-European friends, Orange is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Technology | Tagged Apple, BBC, Blackberry, Comedy, Humor, Microsoft, Windows, Xbox | Leave a comment

Are You Lying to Your Customers?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Braden Kelley

It seems like every company these days is trying to claim that they are innovative, trying to claim that they are customer-centric, trying to claim that their employees are important to them. But are they? Can all this be true? … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, culture, Innovation, Leadership, marketing, Stikkees | Tagged Apple, Continuous Innovation, Customers, Employees, Innovation Culture, Investing, lying, money, shareholders, stockholders, stocks, sustained innovation | Leave a comment

Apple iPhone 6 Killer App Revealed

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Braden Kelley

While most people are focused on what the new Apple iPhone 6 hardware might look like and what new gizmos it might have, the real killer app for Apple’s latest refresh of their flagship mobile device will be an App … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Finance, Innovation, Technology | Tagged Android, Apple, banking, Finance, iphone, iphone 6, mobile, mpayments, phones, Samsung | Leave a comment

Veracity Required for Innovation Success

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Braden Kelley

A recent post by Jeffrey Phillips titled Velocity is the Only Innovation Outcome That Matters sparked respectful disagreement inside me. I believe that when it comes to innovation, veracity is more important than velocity. Let’s look at the definition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Strategy | Tagged Apple, ipad, iphone, ipod, Velocity, Veracity | 3 Comments

Premature Innovation

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Braden Kelley

Prevailing business culture these days is obsessed with speed. People are obsessed with fast prototyping, failing fast, and getting to market fast. But too often people don’t stop to think whether their innovation efforts are going too fast. It’s almost … Continue reading →

Posted in American Express OPEN Forum, Innovation | Tagged Apple, Compaq, Corning | 2 Comments

Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 24, 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Braden Kelley

“We have a moral obligation to invent new technologies. What if Mozart had been born before the violin and harpsichord?” – Kevin Kelly “For whatever reason it may be easier for humans to ascribe innovation to one person (Steve Jobs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged Alexander Graham Bell, Apple, Bill Gates, Dell, Innovation, invention, Moral Obligation, Mozart, Myths, Steve Jobs, technology, Thomas Edison | Leave a comment

Dumping Facebook Ads the Obvious Choice for GM

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Braden Kelley

The twittersphere erupted with news of GM’s announcement that it was refusing to pay for 2013 Super Bowl advertisements and $10 Million worth of advertising on Facebook. Much of the popular press and self-proclaimed social media experts are jumping on … Continue reading →