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Clarity at the Intersection of Product Management/Development and Analytics
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Last Wednesday, Line of Sight Group attended the PDMA MN Chapter Meeting entitled, “The Intersection of Product Management/Development and Analytics.” There was networking, a tour of Optum including their version of the “Big Board” to monitor data and trends worldwide, and a panel moderated by Dave Mathias that included practitioners Kristen Womack, Jasmine Russell,…
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Telephone Switch Created to Bypass Love Connection
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Almon Strowger was one of two undertakers in a small town near Kansas City in the 1880’s. He had a good reputation and a nice business. Then, things started to change for the worse. He noticed that his business was dying off dramatically. His close reading of the local obituary notices revealed that he…
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How Stealth Technology Became a Silver Bullet
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Stealth technology provides the U.S. military with a dramatic competitive advantage in battle and as a deterrent to potential aggressors. Yet, its development nearly didn’t happen. The mathematical theories upon which stealth technology is based were actually developed by a Soviet scientist whose superiors were absolutely uninterested in his “crazy” theories and confusing equations. …
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Disruption and Innovation – Two Sides of the Same Coin
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Last week, Line of Sight Group attended the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) Annual Conference in Atlanta. Line of Sight Group was also an event sponsor. This is one of the ways that we keep a pulse on the opportunities and threats faced by the industries, companies and roles that we serve. We did…
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Is it Time to Do Some Disrupting of Your Own?
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Much has been written about the fear of being disrupted. Maybe it is actually time to do a little disrupting of your own and strike fear into others. Here’s an example of a company thoroughly understanding their external environment, making a calculated move and capitalizing. The client was a successful, mid-tier player in a…
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Disruptive Forces in Financial Services
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Competition in Financial Services has always been intense amongst industry rivals. Increasingly, firms find themselves competing with Financial Technology (FinTech) start-ups going after a selective slice of the market with a disruptive offer. Many FinTech firms have billion dollar valuations, are flush with cash, and are leveraging low cost, cloud-based delivery models. While incumbent…
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Top Five Digital Health Trends for 2016: Disruption Can be a Game Changer if a Business Can Predict it
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According to Accenture’s report, Top Five Digital Health Trends for 2016, “Disruption can be a game changer if a business can predict it.” Here are the trends they identify and break down: Intelligent Automation – big data, digital apps and devices handle the basics allowing people resources to focus on higher value tasks Liquid…
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Connecting the Dots at DEVICETALKS
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Last week, Line of Sight Group attended DEVICETALKS 2016 hosted by MassDevice. The one day event was held on Monday June 6th at the Science Museum of Minnesota and attended by 250 people. There were keynote panels from medical device leaders and break-out sessions focused on industry trends and product management topics. The main…
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Reflections on ATA 2016
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Line of Sight Group participated in the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Annual Conference and Tradeshow held last month in Minneapolis. The annual gathering focused on telemedicine, digital, connected and mobile health. The event attracted 6,000 people, had 75 educational sessions and a trade show exhibit hall that featured 300 technology product and service providers.…
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Challenges in Education Services
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A series of recent blog posts by Maria Manning-Chapman, VP of Research, Education Services at the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) provide solid insight for the broader education services market. Manning-Chapman analyzes two sides of the customer adoption coin and points out that while providers of education services have been historically focused on revenue,…