Category: innovation

The only sustainable competitive advantage…

20160731 OODA“The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition.”
– Peter Senge, Society for Organizational Learning

I read this quote earlier today in Disrupt You! by Jay Samit and it’s a nugget of pure wisdom.

In our ever changing world, what really is a 21st century businesses’ greatest asset? I would submit for your consideration that it is as quoted above, the ability to learn and adapt and implement faster than the competition.

If this sounds familiar, it’s tied into the overarching goal of the OODA loop, too.

What comes after the URL?

image from pixabay
image from pixabay

I recently had a breakfast meeting recently with a very smart man who made a statement that has been circling around in my mind for some days now.

He suggested the way we access information may soon shift.

Consider: 52% of web sharing is now occurring on Facebook. Over half of information being shared right now is being done inside Facebook. A number of prominent bloggers have also shifted to FB versus maintaining their own website.

What do YOU think the future of information in the cloud looks like?

Business Strategy: Asking “what next”?

Are you asking, “What next?” in your business? Is this part of your overall strategy?20160731 OODA

Is it part of your battle rhythm?

This isn’t necessarily a ‘what does tomorrow look like?’ question. It’s more geared at ‘what’s next for my industry? for my business? are we positioned to compete in that model? are we positioned to innovate in that model?’