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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