Digitization Challenge

November 18, 2016

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Choose a company that provides an interesting example of how digital transformation has created opportunities or challenges for business and operating models. A business model defines how a business differentiates itself by creating and capturing value. An operating model defines how that business delivers on that promise. Describe how the organization is using digital technology to develop its business model and operating model, and describe and justify what additional steps you think the organization should consider implementing. Your example can describe a positive (e.g., a success story or best practice) or negative experience (e.g., a business failure).

Note: The post for this assignment should be 600–800 words, and must conclude with a word count such as “(778 words).” Posts should not exceed 800 words.

Submitted (926)

LinkedIn’s Economic Graph – The Digital Home of the Global Workforce
georgiaz
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:56 pm
How LinkedIn is embracing digitization beyond its core business model
Eating Microchips is Good For You!
Javier Fernandez
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:58 pm
Edible microchips enable real-time tracking of patient health.
Inmate Reform Goes Digital
Τιμή Ωκα
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 1:06 am
California Department of Corrections seeks to cut cost by going digital.
From Screen to Store: How Ecommerce is Changing Walmart Stores
JL
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 7:01 pm
As ecommerce takes hold, what will happen to Walmart’s 11,500 retail locations?
The New York Times in the digitalization era
Bernardita
Last modified on November 17, 2016 at 12:46 am
Digitalization have change how we interact with the world. These have put a lot of pressure in the news and media industry, whose product offer was totally misaligned with what people was asking for.
Combining Agriculture and Technology
Maria Goodpaster
Last modified on November 14, 2016 at 10:07 pm
The population of the world is expected to increase from 7 billion to 9 billion people by 2050. In addition, diets are improving which will result in double the demand for agricultural crops. John Deere is utilizing technology in its [...]
Moving away from the local grocer
bf
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:14 pm
Traditional, widely distributed grocery store chains are learning to deal with the threat of fast, cheap, convenient e-grocers.
The IoT and Big Data Will Transform Royal Dutch Shell
Phil Piro
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm
The Internet of Things and Big Data have already started to transform the operations and data collection practices of Royal Dutch Shell.
A Monk in Your Pocket: The Digitization of Mindfulness
Sarah Schewe
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 4:56 pm
As I emerge from the basement of Aldrich, my cell phone finds service and chirps to life. Three new text messages (hi mom!), eight emails, multiple calendar reminders, a software update, two Slack notifications, my weight tracker telling me to [...]
Digitizing Indonesia, One Arisan at a Time
levi
Last modified on November 16, 2016 at 8:34 pm
RUMA builds apps and gives smart phones to the rural population in Indonesia to give financial empowerment.
Practice Fusion: Electronic Health Records (EHR) Now FREE…
SC
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 8:32 pm
Looking at the digitization of medical records and future potential.
“Branching Out without Branches”: Digitization, M-PESA and Financial Inclusion in Kenya
sarah_yu
Last modified on November 16, 2016 at 9:50 pm
Mobile proliferation is enabling emerging economics such as Kenya to “leapfrog” tradition models of banking, bring financial services to millions who previously went unbanked
How does Blockchain technology apply to Diamond?
Ting
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 2:47 pm
The technology most likely to change the next decade of business is not the social web, big data, the cloud, robotics, or even artificial intelligence. It’s the Blockchain, the technology behind digital currencies like Bitcoin. How could this technology be [...]
Ready to become an energy prosumer?
Corina Stoenescu
Last modified on November 20, 2016 at 6:46 pm
A Swiss utility embarks on the disruptive journey of turning its consumers into “prosumers” (active participants to the energy system) with the help of digital technologies.
Time: Has Their Time Run Out?
AT
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Time, an iconic magazine publisher, faces enormous headwinds that will overwhelm the business unless action is taken.
Peloton : Fitness Studios :: Netflix : Blockbuster
Beanie
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 11:04 pm
Imagine a spin class with a world-class instructor, but instead of schlepping yourself (and your bag) to the gym and dealing with 20 sweaty, smelly classmates, you get a high-intensity workout in the comfort of your own home. Peloton has [...]
REDFIN: USING DIGITIZATION TO FLIP THE HOUSING MARKET
Craig Ballard
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 2:50 pm
Residential real estate agents are on the brink of extinction. Can Redfin, through digitization, finish the job?
Days of Wonder: Board Games Go Digital
Austin
Posted on November 16, 2016 at 9:38 pm
Are board games too old fashioned to go digital?
Improving diabetes management through digital devices
EM
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Abbott's Diabetes Care division is embracing opportunities to integrate digital platforms with patient-centered devices.
“Minority Report” a Reality? The NYPD’s Big Data Approach to Predicting Crime
Clemens
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm
The New York Police (NYPD) has developed a data-driven approach to fight, and even predict, crime. A huge success - it helped reduce crime in NYC by 75% and made it America's safest big city.
Omada Health: A Leader in the Digital Health Revolution
SSE29
Last modified on November 18, 2016 at 6:19 pm
Introduction Nearly everyone has interfaced with the healthcare system. Though our normal lives are punctuated by periodic clinic visits, our fundamental health needs do not vanish between appointments. This is especially true for individuals with illnesses that require behavioral modification [...]
Descartes Labs: Predicting Farmer’s Fortunes from Space
Rocky_Aoki
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 5:19 pm
A Los Alamos-based startup is disrupting the market for the oldest industry on earth: agriculture.
root9B’s Specialized Approach to Cybersecurity
Will Young
Posted on November 15, 2016 at 10:02 pm
Cyberattack: 21st Century Threat Digitization has connected the world more than ever. In 2016, 6.4 billion digital items will be interconnected, while spending on the Internet of Things [“IOT”] will total $235 billion worldwide, representing 30% and 22% increases over [...]
Opternative: Disrupting Traditional Optometry
divyaagarwal
Posted on November 17, 2016 at 8:01 pm
Instead of wasting your time and money at the eye doctor, try this.
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