Business Strategies
Return on Innovation
Developing countries that economically spur innovation enjoy a higher return on those investments than developed countries, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). This Q and A with researcher Laza Kekic discusses how these investments both pave the way for the future and help developing countries absorb imported innovation.
By:
Laza Kekic - Director of Country Forecasting Services
The Role of Trust in Business Collaboration
Economist Intelligence Unit study that shows trust is not necessary for success in coordination and cooperation relationships, but it is likely essential to collaboration.
2008-06-13
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Virtualizing the Corporation
Using the network as the platform, the company of the future will be geographically distributed yet more collaborative and close-knit than ever.
2008-01-04
Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice President, Cisco Services & Chief Globalization Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Return on Innovation
Developing countries that economically spur innovation enjoy a higher return on those investments than developed countries, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit. A Q and A with researcher Laza Kekic.
2008-01-04
Laza Kekic
Director of Country Forecasting Services
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Respecialize to Lift All Boats
Author, researcher, and economic historian Carlota Perez discusses the global redistribution of market segments, and how regional economies can "respecialize" around their natural advantages to spur benefits to all players in the global economy.
2008-01-04
Carlota Perez
Researcher, lecturer and international consultant
Transforming Business Through Collaboration
(11 min 21 sec)
Leading businesses such as Cisco are embracing consumer-inspired Web 2.0 technologies, and adopting more collaborative leadership styles, to encourage increased collaboration and teamwork, and help fuel the next phase of Internet productivity.
2007-10-03
John T. Chambers
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Indexing Global Innovation
The Economist Intelligence Unit reports on its recent study about the importance of innovation globally and the factors which contribute to innovation, among both businesses and countries EIU also ranks the world's most innovative countries.
2007-09-27
Generation Collaboration
Both the young people entering workforce and the nature of work itself are becoming more collaborative. To succeed, businesses must adapt to keep pace. What can employers do to create environments that attract and nurture the innovators of tomorrow?
2007-09-27
Roger Farnsworth
Research Director, Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.
The CIO's Role in Enabling Innovation
IT leaders can fuel growth and innovation by using three strategic levers: embrace emerging collaboration technologies; create a flexible, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure that optimizes "time to capability"; and position IT as a value center.
2007-09-27
Rebecca J. Jacoby
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Event-Driven Organization
Consider the valuable information that travels across your network as a result of the increasing digital nature of business. Mining your network for real-time event information enables you to proactively improve operations and build business value.
2007-09-27
Gary B. Moore
Senior Vice President, Advanced Services
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Q&A Incubating Innovation
What is technology incubation? How can businesses foster an environment that supports innovation? A conversation about technology incubation and internal innovation with vice president Dave Rossetti and Senior Director Greg Pelton.
2007-09-27
Ewan Morrison
Editor, Cisco Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Video Changes Everything
Network-based video is spurring one of the fastest-growing and most exciting trends in decades as consumers and businesses alike push both the evolution of applications and the demand of video content and communications.
2007-09-27
Charles H. Giancarlo
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc. and President, Cisco Systems-Linksys, LLC
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Innovation: Transforming the way business creates
Innovation is becoming increasingly important for companies and governments. Business executives regard it as a vital weapon in fending off their corporate competitors.
2007-05-01
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
在“日益平坦的世界”中与中国的信息技术/通信部门同步发展
(10 min 15 sec)
说明：正如Thomas Friedman在《世界是平的》（World is Flat）一书中指出的，集中和全球化正在给人们带来新的挑战，但也有以前所未有的速度进入新市场的机会。有了这种公平的竞争环境，人与市场之间的关系比以往任何时候更加紧密，交易在瞬间即可完成。有了发达的信息技术基础设施，中国能够充分利用这种平坦特征，成为创新领域的领先者，在确定未来信息技术的演进中发挥更重要的作用。
2006-11-01
Thomas Lam
President, Cisco Systems China
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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It's a Good Day for Innovation
"Despite being in different time zones halfway around the world from each other, the network-based tools we share allowed us to communicate freely, in real-time when appropriate, share our thoughts, create content, and enrich each others' lives."
2006-09-26
Roger Farnsworth
Research Director, Executive Thought Leadership
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Innovation through Internal Venturing
To innovate and stay ahead in the marketplace, create an in house startup venture. Internal venturing takes advantage of the assets of the corporation, brand, sales force, channels, etc., creating a product that is more than the sum of the parts.
2006-09-01
Marthin De Beer
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Emerging Technologies Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Case for Community-Based Innovation
PricewaterhouseCoopers found only 9 percent of innovative ideas come from R & D. Many of today's most innovative companies tap the creativity, ingenuity, and knowledge of their employees, customers, vendors, partners, analysts, and even competitors.
2006-09-01
Daniel Scheinman
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Media Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
IP NGN and the Evolving Service Provider
(10 min 33 sec)
The relevance of the IP Next Generation Network (or IP NGN) and its role in transforming not only the service provider industry but the ways in which customers of all types interact and value their provider.
2006-08-01
Tony Bates
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Service Provider Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Carlos Dominguez
Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jeff Spagnola
Vice President, Worldwide Service Provider Marketing
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Technology Innovation 
(28 min 53 sec)
Charles Giancarlo discusses how internet technology has led to tremendous innovation, fundamentally reinventing the way we interact, live and work. In this Cisco Live Webcasts replay he talks about future innovation and the exciting opportunities ahead.
2006-07-01
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Network as the Platform for Innovation
(27 min 1 sec)
Ron Ricci discusses what kind of innovation is required to drive growth and organizational flexibility, how will this innovation be achieved and why the network is the platform for innovation.
2006-04-01
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Disruption and Innovation
The rise of the networked home is this decade's industry disruption. As always, it is the innovative companies, whether incumbents or upstarts, that will thrive.
2006-03-01
Daniel Scheinman
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Media Solutions Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Working Smarter With Communications
IP Communications solutions facilitate anytime, anywhere data, voice, and video communication via user-friendly devices and applications allowing individuals to work more productively and companies to reduce costs and improve business agility.
2005-03-30
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