We are all in the midst of not one but several waves of disruption.
There are many forces at play. When these forces intersect, they multiply. When they multiply, they change everything exponentially. And after that there’s no stopping.
All in Big Picture
A DNA stool test reminds me of Google's self-driving car
I sat in a Google self-driving car back in 2012...when it was still a Toyota Prius. See the pic below. Neither I nor the car look this way anymore.
When healthcare goes awry. From drugs to disruption
Recently I was at a healthcare facility in a semi-urban region - less than 100 miles from a major metro. It had a whiff of industry from good times that have long drifted by.
I tried to locate a Starbucks. Google Maps spotted one and took me towards the local university campus. As I drove there, I noticed several pain management clinics advertising themselves in unusual ways for "relief".
Understanding 6 trends shaping healthcare through one specialty: gastroenterology
If you throw a pebble today, it's likely to land on an article that talks about how artificial intelligence and its brother machine learning are changing healthcare.
Yes, I get it broadly. But I was curious to explore how exactly healthcare's trends are shaping any one medical specialty.
Four insights from healthcare's imminent future
Instead of driving on the highway, let’s imagine you drove upwards from wherever you are…you’ll reach space in about an hour.
Private equity in gastroenterology: A train that’s left the station
Well, they are calling it the golden age of rectums! The trends are simple and straightforward.
First, baby boomers and beyond are aging and staying alive longer.
How to cannibalize your job and make friends with a machine
Instead of waiting for a machine to come after you, it’s better that you steadily kill your job yourself. And invite the machine to takeover.
Why it's more important than ever to be authentic at work
It’s going to get increasingly tougher to standout by being robotic when there are real robots buzzing around. Surely, machines will be better at any work that requires repeatability, learning and spotting patterns.
To stop being a 'wantrapreneur', you need to burn your options
Half the battle of entrepreneurship is won in your mind. Many people finish up their careers deliberating whether they must start a business or not. Never actually turning on the ignition.
Find growth by seeking out “boring” problems
There’s much excitement in the air today. AI, machine learning, robotics, synthetic biology, 3D printing, drones and so on. And let’s not forget to blockchain this and blockchain that.
Embracing the yin at work
They say March 8th is Women's Day. There's much media attention towards it. At our work, we celebrate the day with lunch and such (we are 37% women).
But regardless of what we do, I see a society that's heavily masculine in its outlook. Masculine isn't man or woman. What do I mean?
Experiments in tribe building
In 2011, Ivan Owen created a puppet-hand to attend a steampunk convention. Seeing his video on YouTube, Richard a carpenter from South Africa wrote him an email. Richard had lost his fingers and was interested in collaborating to create an artificial hand for himself.
Why showing up is everything
Have you noticed? That opportunities seem to chase some. But for several others...they spend their time chasing opportunities.
When or how does this happen?
4 Takeaways from Practice Fusion EHR's $100M sale to Allscripts
Two years ago, Practice Fusion, an electronics health record company was rumored to be valued at more than a billion dollars.
Last month, the company sold for a fire sale price of $100 million.