Disruptive Leadership

Will the iPad disrupt the Kindle?

Mark Beckford — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:39:06 +0000

How many companies these days can create the buzz that Apple does when they announce a new product line? Having disrupted, transformed and gained leadership positions in the markets for music players and mobile phones, some are wondering if Apple will do the same to the markets for notebooks/netbooks and e-readers with it’s new iPad. Steve [...]

Rice paddies and culture

Mark Beckford — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:05:17 +0000

If you haven’t read Outliers, or Malcom Gladwell’s previous books The Tipping Point and Blink, you are missing out on some of the most insightful, entertaining, and mind-opening dissections of human behavior. In Outliers, Gladwell explains what makes a person extraordinarily successful. Here is the Cliffs Note version: You need a minimum level of smarts, but not [...]

The top ICT4D trends for 2010

Mark Beckford — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:11:54 +0000

The year started with the Mother of All Disruptions as the world teetered toward economic and financial collapse. The technology industry withered in general due to lack of demand. Intel, for example, reported its first loss in 21 years in the second quarter. As we head in to 2010, things seem to be on the [...]

Do public/private global initiatives make a difference?

Mark Beckford — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:17:20 +0000

Over the last five years, the public and private sectors have introduced a plethora of initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide and bringing computers to underserved markets. Intel launched the World Ahead program in 2006, a sweeping initiative to encompass all activities Intel was driving to bridge the digital divide. Microsoft launched Unlimited Potential in [...]

Disruptive Leadership now offered as a course at UC Berkeley

Mark Beckford — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:16:55 +0000

Any blogger worth his or her salt has a Google Alert set to the title of their respective blog. Today I was referred to a brand new course at UC Berkeley on Disruptive Leadership. The abstract is below. Managers work in a world where expectations are off the charts, commitments are tenuous, priorities shift, and responsibility [...]