Charles Knight – March 2017
CrimsonHacks Keynote
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OUR ROLE AS TECHNOLOGISTS
TECHNOLOGY != VALUABLE
CO-CREATORSOUR ROLE AS
MOMENTS OFVALUE
MOMENTS OFVALUE
OUR ROLE AS EMPATHIZERS
DESIGN = EMPATHY
VOLATILITY
UNCERTAINTY
COMPLEXITY
AMBIGUITY
VUCA
1. Product Lifecycles have decreased from 15 to < 5 years over the last 50 years!
2. Job tenure has decreased from 15 to less than 3 years on average in the last 50 years!
3. Half of the companies from the Fortune 500 are gone since the year 2000
4. 75% of S&P500 is forecasted to change by 2027
5. Average company lifespan has decreased from 60 years to 30 years since 1970
6. Over half of all profit and revenue are coming from NEW products and services over the last 5 years
SPECIALIST vs. GENERALIST
DEPTH
BREADTH
WISDOM
UNDERSTANDING
KNOWLEDGE
INFORMATION
DATA
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
HOW
WHY
WHY CARE
BARRIER TO UNDERSTANDING
BARRIER TO TRUTH
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To the man with only a
hammer, every problem
looks like a nail
1. You are human
2. Be curious
3. Learn from other disciplines
4. Connect with me
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