Untitled. Much like the evolution of systems design, IT-enabled process change ebbs and flows over time. We see this in history as each technology revolution brings with it a refactoring of business operations. With the rise of client/server computing in the 1980s, and the introduction of database servers and visual development tools like PowerBuilder, “business process re-engineering” became all the craze during the 1990s. By 1993, 60 percent of the Fortune 500 developed IT systems to automate mundane tasks like insurance claims processing or AP invoice/purchase order reconciliation, channeling the mandate of technology-led business transformation in Michael Hammer’s infamous 1990 HBR article, “Don’t Automate, Obliterate.” Twenty-odd years later, we’re about to see another “flow” of transformation thanks to resurgent interest in artificial intelligence and the emergence of the AI-powered business application.
Without going into the nuances of every category, a few market level trends to note: World's Tallest Buildings Ranked. Building Maker - Create 3D buildings online. The Builders' Manifesto - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Re. Dear World Leaders, This relationship isn’t working out. Its time for us to explore other government opportunities. We’ve tried to make it work. But it’s not us — it’s you (really). I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately. The answer I’ve come to is, ironically enough, leadership itself. Let’s face it. Leadership was built for 20th century economics. Leaders don’t lead. Here’s the problem in a nutshell. Leadership is the art of becoming, well, a leader. Builders forge better building blocks to construct economies, polities, and societies. Who’s a Builder — and who’s just a leader? Mahatma Gandhi vs Barack Obama. Nelson Mandela vs Sarah Palin. Mohammad Yunus vs Ben Bernanke.
Matt Taibbi & Nick Kristof vs Tom Friedman & Maureen Dowd. Jacqueline Novogratz vs Wall Street. Evan Williams vs Bill Gates. Elinor Ostrom vs Econ 101. Today’s builders are igniting the distant grandchild of yesterday’s industrial revolution: an institutional revolution for a post-industrial world.