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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Technology makes innovative ideas feasible and it is critical to project what infrastructure is necessary to maintain competitive advantage.
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Good point Kerry. I was not aware that Ford Motor Company had such a competition. I can only imagine how many submissions they had to filter through to target ideas that would be appropriately comprehensive and support the Ford vision. I can see the benefit of considering a lower scale, possibly closed, competition as the return on a global…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Christine,
I think you make some great points. It could be a financial burden for new artists to supply their music for free. The primary benefit I see in this approach from both Radiohead’s perspective as well as a new artist is getting your music in the hands of more people than you possibly would have before. Radiohead was already well…[Read more] -
Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
An example of a community of practice that I am a member of would be the American Pharmacists Association. I became a member back in pharmacy school and I use it to stay connected and informed professionally. I benefit from network opportunities, use it as a pharmacy news outlet and reference its resources for recommendations on things like…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I do not think that the age of agents and publishers for authors and artists is completely dead. The tools of how the talent is managed and resources available to do so will change and evolve, but I think that a niche for this will continue to exist. I would imagine that there will always be some artists looking for someone knowledgeable to…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The company would need to consider the feasibility of its endeavors. As demonstrated at Siemens, it is important that the winning ideas of the contests are able to be capitalized on in order to maintain momentum of an innovative environment at the company. It is re-assuring for participants when there is a tangible outcome and it encourages…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Radiohead decided to self-release “In Rainbows” exclusively through its website. The digital version was only available for purchase as an entire album and fans could opt to pay what they wished. It is my understanding that the digital sales turned out to be comparable to what would have been expected had they not used this approach. Reg…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Vinay,
I concur about the importance of being able to access resources seamlessly and quickly at a hospital. Having Lexicomp on my phone is lifesaver and so convenient! Your comment about having a timely turnaround time for results in order to make clinical decisions is an important point. -
Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Kerry,
I love using Google Drive, especially to save pictures. In reference to your question, multiple users can edit a Google document simultaneously and only one copy is being maintained. Activity on the document is live so you can see people typing and editing as you work too. The “owner” of the document has the authority to share the…[Read more] -
Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I would explain “the cloud” to a co-worker as being a virtual space where data and applications are centralized, managed and stored. I think it is definitely an important innovation with a lasting impact. Cloud computing is advantageous in that it can be cost-effective, lower maintenance, reliable, secure and flexible.
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Bring-your-own-device is discouraged in my workplace. For information security reasons, using hospital provided devices is preferred. I think that using a work device actually increases individualized productivity and is efficient from an organizational and privacy standpoint. I do not feel that it hinders my workflow. In a different…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The web services are the Simple Storage Service (S3), Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), SimpleDB and the Simple Queue Service (SQS). S3 provides data storage and can be used with EC2, which is the cloud computing interface. Simple DB is another service that can be incorporated with S3 and/or EC2 and acts as a database. SQS is a communication…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The role of IT at Wyeth is to provide the infrastructure necessary to conduct globalized business activities. IT enables timely communication, provides for consolidated databases and the capability to integrate multinational processes. Globalization is fundamentally different than just decentralizing a company into multiple divisions.…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I enjoyed reading your post Christine. Being a pharmacist, I can relate to your mention of discontinuity between systems and documentation methods. Unfortunately, I don’t think that this situation is uncommon. I work for a large network that has been using an EMR for years and years at the main hospital facilities, however, there is still a lag…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I do not believe the previous institution that I worked for under-invested or over-invested in IT. In fact, I think they were ahead of the curve and accurately forecasted what would be needed of an IT infrastructure to support future growth. Many health networks are just now moving towards implementing comprehensive electronic medical records,…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
At the hospital that I currently work for, I would identify a Key Partner right now as being EPIC. EPIC is our electronic medical record software supplier that we chose to help integrate all of the network’s needs and consolidate the various systems we use now. I would say that this primarily reflects a buyer-supplier relationship. However, i…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I think Matulovic should respond by courteously requesting ideas to how they suggest that the new priority management system be improved. It appears as though the executives are naturally pushing for their own departments interests and focused on the project category in which they fall. Therefore, by asking them to re-assess the entire process…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks Kerry. This is a great example of how important it is to balance a sense of urgency while simultaneously establishing trust from employees. As you mentioned, Ford maintained a structured and consistent plan which allowed for staff to acquire confidence in the leadership and buy-in to the company strategy.
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The new process is an improvement as change in managing priorities at Volkswagen of America is warranted. With any change, criticism is to be expected. Criticisms are justified if follow-up recommendations on ways processes could be improved are communicated. My assessment is that a prioritization process is necessary to launch Volkswagen into…[Read more]
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Tonia Yaghi commented on the post, Reading Question: Can you trust Yelp ratings?, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Saqib,
I must say that your post is adorable. I think the simplicity of your daughters response says it all. It might be best to just disclose more information on the review/reviewer and let people use it as a tool to filter how they see best. - Load More