Last week at the A-ha! Conference, Anand's keynote entitled "Gradually, Then Suddenly" discussed the impacts of technology and data on the pace of business and how corporations generally get caught flat-footed responding to these changes.
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Gradually,
then suddenly
DECEMBER 13, 2017
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What We're Going to Cover
Markets are moving
faster than ever
before
Why corporations
have trouble
responding
The impacts of
failing to respond
How to see around
corners
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#AhaCBI
Markets are
moving faster
than ever
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"How did you go bankrupt?"
E R N E S T H E M I N G W A Y , T H E S U N A L S O R I S E S
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"Two ways
Gradually and then suddenly"
E R N E S T H E M I N G W A Y , T H E S U N A L S O R I S E S
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Corporations are not immune
to this acceleration
T H E N E E D F O R S P E E D
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52% of S&P 500 companies have disappeared
I N T H E L A S T 1 5 Y E A R S
Source: INNOSIGHT/Richard N. Foster/Standard & Poor's
61-years
1955 lifespan
17-years
2015 lifespan
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Technology is eating every industry
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Technology adoption is quicker than ever
Source: Michael Felton, The New York Times
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And technology adoption is getting faster
Source: Facebook
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Technology
Data
The two things making business faster
A M A R R I A G E M A D E I N H E A V E N
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They've changed how & what we think about
T H E I M P A C T S H A V E B E E N P R O F O U N D
Rational, empirical
decision-making
Constant redrawing of
competitive lines
Faster product, process,
distribution innovation
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Public co execs talking FAMGA on earnings calls
T E C H I S G E T T I N G M O R E M I N D S H A R E
Mentions of the 5 largest tech companies in earnings calls by quarter
Source: What tech company are public company execs most obsessed with?
Apple
Google
Microsoft
Amazon
Facebook
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A more rational, empirical world
D A T A O V E R D E C I B E L S
Moneyball /
Sabermetrics
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