Research

A recent report developed through a collaborative effort between IBM and The MIT Sloan Management Reviews: IBM-MIT Analytics Study

An IBM CEO Study titled “Capitalizing on Complexity”: CEO Study

A report from IBM Business Value Institute on Meeting the Demands of the Smarter Consumer

A report by Babson Executive Education on Retail Analytics and emerging trends.

A report by Forrester discussing the ROI of Social Marketing.

A report by Forrester that evaluates Listening Platforms: The Forrester Wave Listening Platforms

A Mckinsey report on Big Data as the next frontier Mckinsey Big Data Detail

A very good report on social media measurement A Framework for Social Analytics

Retailers harness Mobility’s powerful potential. A report from the Retail Info Systems News. Mobile in Retail

A good report from Retail Info Systems News (RIS) on Business Analytics in the Retail Industry: Business Analytics in Retail

The 2012 IBM CEO Study provides more support for the move towards the Digital Enterprise: IBM CEO Study -2012

The 2011 IBM CMO Study points to the continued blurring of the lines between business and technology: IBM CMO Study

Businesses perform better when they have a marketing system of engagement across all channels: The State of Marketing – IBM

How Distributed Organism Businesses are Rising Against the Machine to Build a More Connected World: The Connected Company a perspective from Dave Gray

The Internet of Things (IoT) will reach a tipping point in 2013. A Research Report from Forrester provides a future outlook

Moving towards real time action and decision making: Fast Data Gets Real Time

The movement towards systems of engagement represents the next massive investment in Enterprise IT. Here are some very good videos and documents that describe this phenomena:

John McCarthy – The Perfect Storm of Innovation: Forrester

Geoffrey Moore – Innovate 2011: The future of Enterprise IT

Geoffrey Moore – Washington Innovation Summit

Geoffrey Moore – a Sea Change in Enterprise IT

Geoffrey Moore – Digital Impact

This report from the Mckinsey Global Institute focuses on the top 10 IT enabled trends for the decade ahead

This report from Mckinsey focuses on Disruptive technologies that will transform life, business and the global economy

Futurist Gerd Leonhard talks to combinatorial innovation using the business evolution anchor slide Exponential and Combinatorial

World Economic Forum Survey: Deep Shift – Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact