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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Concluding Question: Note to Self, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
MIS5001 SP2015 reinforced that I need to work smarter not harder to keep up with the almost overwhelming way knowledge keeps growing and technology is developing. I’m intrigued by new learning platforms I have been introduced to and encouraged that such platforms are likely to grow in number, complexity and depth and availability. Five years f…[Read more]
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Jenica,
Can you share the contact information for the two groups you belong to? I’m a true novice, but would love to get involved with a group that shares an interest of mine. Maybe I too can get good enough to be in the intermediate group! -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Assessing Open Innovation at Siemens, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Kristen,
Isn’t it possible for a non-profit to implement open innovation to further its cause not just to make a profit? I’m not sure if the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation would get your vote, and I honestly haven’t looked at their foundation’s annual report, but what they are doing with Nothing But Nets got me thinking whether the way nets ar…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Yes, Mariya, I too hope passion is the main driver. And of course the desire not to become complacent and always improve on what we have to offer.
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Mori,
I haven’t spent much time examining this avenue, but when the question was posed this week it got me thinking that self-publishing might be a way for me to find out if people are interested in what I have to say and have to offer. I feel like I am just one of many veterinarians in their sixties that is getting ready to transition out o…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Amanda,
You beautifully expressed what I keep thinking when I examine what Siemens’ was trying to accomplish. Contests might be an incentive for some, but I though I think there needs to be some formal way innovation is managed, I really think this is about developing a culture that truly embraces innovation as an ongoing everyday opportunity. -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Amanda,
The comment was included here http://pitchfork.com/news/33749-radioheads-in-rainbows-successes-revealed/ and the other reference was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Rainbows. Looks like most of us found the same info online. I found it interesting that they never distributed another album the same way, even with the album’s success…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Zach,
BTW, I hope you don’t take offense at my post. As a physician I am confident you already have an inquiring mind 🙂 -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Liz,
Thanks for your post and the link. I loved reading some of the stories. -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Zach,
I appreciate your feeling uncomfortable offering suggestions to a doctor working in another discipline, but I think there are opportunities in those relationships for open innovation. I’m not sure if you think this example applies, but I’m thinking about one of our patients who developed a ureteral obstruction when he was just 1.5 yea…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I just completed one of the prework assignments for our upcoming EMC experience, and faced that I’m not sure I have real career goals, since I’ve sort of had my career already and I might just want to sell my practice next year and head to the shore to ride my bike and sail my boat. My fantasy, though, is to do that, but remain engaged in a lea…[Read more]
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi,
I think this comes down to whether you have the skills to do it all well. I read the book The E-Myth years ago that left a lasting impression on me about how easily you can find yourself not doing what you set out to do. Eric, it speaks to what you wrote in your post, about your friend wanting to focus on the writing not the marketing. So,…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Eric,
I think communities like you mention, if chosen wisely, can almost serve as your personal board of directors. I failed to mention in my post that I am now a member of a veterinary study group whose feline practitioner members share best business practices. We call ourselves each other’s executive board members, and lean on each other…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
It is a little difficult to use my small veterinary hospital as a way to demonstrate open innovation, but I am presently facing a challenge where this concept can be applied. Though I like to think that I foster a culture of employee empowerment, I have to admit that though I have an engaged staff, major changes we undertake, or innovations, are…[Read more]
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
please excuse my typo!! pf should read of
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I think both artists and record companies took a while to warm up to embracing digital media, after all it was a big change, and as the evidence show, companies and artists took a hit. This was disruptive. Radiohead’s release of “in Rainbows” was a big hit. I think they were inventive in finding a new way to approach something that hadn’…[Read more]
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I am a life-long learner, and am often amazed that I have learned way more medicine since graduating from veterinary school than I did in school. This was largely facilitated by my involvement in two significant communities. A couple of years after graduating, feeling very isolated as the owner of a small feline practice, I got involved in a…[Read more]
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Clint and Kristen,
I understand your perspectives, but when I think of a truly global firm, I can’t imagine that to function as such, it could be accomplished without IT. I don’t think Porter’s global ideal where company’s link supply chains from some countries, manufacturing in others, service and support in yet others could be accompl…[Read more] -
Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Corey,
Thank you for sharing information about the environment you work in. In some ways it is comforting to know that financial services industries have tight security controls.I hope your mom recovers quickly and that you get a chance to get out to be with her after you review the file.
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Diane R. Eigner commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Amanda and David,
I agree that Wyeth had a corporate culture challenge to tackle, and I know that IT can’t solve that, but I think where this case left off, going forward with an integrated IT system Wyeth would have a better chance to succeed at a cultural transformation. As I stated in my response to Steve, it is hard for me to imagine a c…[Read more] - Load More