This is my fifth post in a series about mastering the six new assets in the Networked Society. I started with a review of the assets that played a central role when the industrialization started a few hundred years ago, such as capital, factories, and raw material – investment intense, concreate and very physical assets... Continue Reading →
Data in the Networked Society – own, shared and open
There is a rising amount of data generated every day – pieces of information generated from basically every human interaction. As we carry our smartphones, tablets, laptops and fitness trackers, among other connected devices, with us, all the transactions, purchases, searches, page visits and app usage generate huge volumes of data. We generate data when... Continue Reading →
Things in the Networked Society – connected and intelligent
Anything that can benefit from a connection will have one in the Networked Society. About seven years ago, our former CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg stated that there would be 50 billion connected devices by 2020. That was mind-blowing at that time. What would all these devices do? Since then, a lot has happened, and we have... Continue Reading →
Users in the Networked Society – participating and active
Regardless of what industry you work in, the transformation we are in right now is going to hit you, in some industries sooner than others. But irrespective of industry, there are a set of assets that will be common building blocks for the future of business in the Networked Society. The first asset is the... Continue Reading →
Mastering the six new building blocks for business in the Networked Society
When our ancestors exchanged farm life in favor of factory life in the shift from an agricultural world to an industrial world, life changed fundamentally for hundreds of millions of people. The very basic logic of life shifted for this new working class, with new concepts such as defined working hours, indoor work and a... Continue Reading →
5 really cool Lego Mindstorm machines
It’s pretty amazing how advanced stuff you can develop with Lego Mindstorm. These are five robot favorites! Cool machine that folding a paper plane and launches it Amazing record-breaking Lego ball contraptiont This cool Lego Rubik's cube solver you can build with a single set Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Of Monster and Men Little Talks played on... Continue Reading →
B2B Online Summit på Rival
Det har publicerats videor från konferensen B2B Online Summit som hölls på Rival i början av februari. Klicka på denna länk om ni vill se fler videor från konferensen >>> http://b2bonline.se/
Can Motor City become Bike City? The reinvention of Detroit.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Detroit. It is a fascinating city facing many challenges getting on its feet again, which makes it a really interesting place to visit if you want to study entrepreneurship and creativity. My reason for being there was to study the progress of a city... Continue Reading →
Cooperative transport systems – the next step in transport transformation – part 2
In my previous post I wrote about how connectivity is driving transformation in the transport business and how it’s now being built-in everything from cars and trucks to roads and parking spaces. The next phase in this transformation will be about cooperation between all these new connected transport assets. This cooperation will span across all transport means,... Continue Reading →
Cooperative transport systems – the next step in transport transformation
Today about 50 percent of the world’s population lives in cities. Most people need transport every day – to and from work, to pick the kids up at school, to go to an evening course or to meet some friends. People spend on average 2 hours and 20 minutes commuting every day in big cities like... Continue Reading →