“Over the past century but accelerating over the past couple of decades, we have seen the emergence of a kind of global data field. The planet itself – natural systems, human systems, physical objects – have always generated an enormous amount of data, but we didnt used to be able to hear it, to see […]
Category: The Big Shift
Over the last six months, I have posted a number of times on my experiences at the Deloitte Center for the Edge working on the Shift Index. First it was the highly anticipated launch. Then it was the inaugural, US-based, macroeconomic report. Finally, just last month, the Center launched the industry-level report. Now in one […]
Working at the Deloitte Center for the Edge in Silicon Valley on the Shift Index earlier this year was intellectually exhilarating. It was exhilarating because the learning was relentless and the rigor of the analysis to build the index was deep. As testament to the relentless pursuit of new, meaningful ideas, today the Center released […]
After nearly six months of non-stop brainstorming, collaboration, and analytical exercises, our team at the Deloitte Center for the Edge launched the Shift Index: a new way to measure long-term trends in the digital economy. John Hagel, our co-chairman, recently spoke about the index on CNBC. We also were featured in an article in the […]
Dedicated the last 5 months to developing the 2009 Shift Index: Measuring the forces of long-term change. Can’t wait to launch! Stay tuned. In the meantime check out our directors’ blog here at Harvard Business School , and read more about us on the Deloitte Center for the Edge website.
The world is changing and becoming more connected, networked, open-sourced, and community-driven. What does this really mean? We can’t ignore it. It impacts our personal lives, our businesses and or institutions. One aspect of all of this that is irrefutable is that we are most likely to succeed when we engage in the power of […]