David Wyld
Bio
Professor, Consultant, Doer. Founder/Publisher of The IDEA Publishing (http://www.theideapublishing.com/) & Modern Business Press (http://www.modernbusinesspress.com)
Stories (300/0)
"By Any Means Necessary?"
Sometimes, when casually scrolling through your Facebook feed, you just stumble upon something that makes you silently say—or sometimes verbalize out loud—a one-word reaction. Sometimes, that is a "Wow!" Sometimes, it can be "Damn!" With, of course, far different meanings based on your intonation. Other times, it can simply be an expletive, and on occasion, that can be the only proper response.
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal
One Word: Digital
Ah, sometimes the future can be captured in one word. Much like in the famous scene from the 1967 classic The Graduate when Dustin Hoffman's character, Ben Braddock, is famously given one word as mysterious advice for success in his career: "Plastics."
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal
How #ZionsShoe Could Change Sports Branding Forever
It was a "pop" heard, seen and talked about around the world. Suddenly, the sports world came to a halt because in perhaps the biggest game of the year, college basketball's biggest star—well, his shoe basically "exploded!"
By David Wyld5 years ago in Unbalanced
Good Old American Ingenuity Down on the Farm!
When we think of great the great technological advancements of our time, we tend to think of those that grab our collective attention because they are "sexy" and look to have a direct impact on our lives—if not now, certainly in the near future. Perhaps no greater example is when Steve Jobs took to the stage to introduce the iPhone to an amazed world way, way back—in 2007! We just knew that was a moment....
By David Wyld5 years ago in Feast
Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth..." -------- Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion, star of "The Hangover" movies, philosopher, convicted felon, Broadway actor, and strategist
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal
Part 2: Today, the Equation Is Simple—Faster Internet Access Equals Greater Economic Opportunity!
In the first article in this series, "Part 1: Today, the Equation is Simple - Faster Internet Access Equals Greater Economic Opportunity," we looked at just how much the world or work—and our lives—has changed over the past decade or so. We saw how that "third place" that Howard Schultz envisioned has become oh so necessary in the way we get things done in the modern world. This is as people—following the classical "invisible hand" of economics have come to frequent—and in many, many cases to rely upon public spaces for their ability to consistently be able to access the internet at reasonably high speeds. The way we live, the way we communicate, and yes, the way we "work"—by whatever definition you choose to apply to that term—has become dependent on good and stable wifi! And so that is why we see so many folks huddled over a laptop and some papers at your local Starbucks, your local coffee house, or the McDonald's on the corner.
By David Wyld5 years ago in 01
Dollar Store America
We are in the midst of not the much ballyhooed "retail apocalypse," but a real revolution in the way America shops. Online and offline—and indeed, often trying to merge the two channels into one - we see huge companies making huge bets on what the future holds. We see major retailers trying to adapt—quite often on the fly—to the changing ways in which Americans are shopping for and getting all the "stuff" that is necessary, well, to one degree or another, for modern life. From being able to order your groceries—and other stuff—online and pick them up from your local Walmart or Target to being able to order anything and everything - literally everything—from Amazon, there can be no doubt that we are seeing signs that the traditional concept of a "store" is fast-changing as we look ahead to 2020 and beyond.
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal
The Ultimate Interview Test
When you are in my business, you always have your eye out for simple tips, advice, and yes, tricks, that work that you can pass along. As a strategic management consultant and professor, you never quite know the situation, the problem, the opportunity, or the question that you will encounter next. And so that is why when you see, hear, read, or find something that you know is a good bit of wisdom, you want to not just share it, but you want to add it to your mental Rolodex (now there's a term that dates me as being "AARP-eligible!") that you can call upon as the "right" wisdom for the "right" set of circumstances.
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal
God Bless America! Pizza and Beer Delivered to Your Door!
Some may mark this day early in the new year as the day that American society hit the tipping point to begin a long downward slog. They will see this day and the announcement that was made on it as just more evidence that we, as Americans, will just become fatter, lazier, and stupider in the years to come, glued to our screens and never needing to get up out of our easy chairs to do much of anything.
By David Wyld5 years ago in Proof
Part 1: Today, the Equation Is Simple - Faster Internet Access Equals Greater Economic Opportunity!
Sometimes, big megatrends are sitting right there in front of you, or maybe at the table next to you! And yes, sometimes, those trends can even be spotted on a routine morning "research trip"/caffeine stop at your local Starbucks, McDonald's, or local coffee house.
By David Wyld5 years ago in 01
Part 2: Alexa, Buy Me... Anything!
In the first half of this article series, Part 1: Alexa, Buy Me... Anything!, we explored the numbers behind what will undoubtedly ultimately be one of the biggest trends not just in the way we interact with technology, but yes, in the way we shop for all of our "stuff." This is the advent of smart speakers—the Alexas, the Google Homes, HomePods and the like—the devices that you can simply ask a question and "shazam!"— it speaks the answer!
By David Wyld5 years ago in 01