Dec 11th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Game Changing Business Application Design…Anywhere?

One of the things I’ve been thinking about more and more lately, is somehow enabling the next generation user experience for business software. For far too long, business applications have been built for businesses, not for the people in the businesses that use them. Rather than approaching the design with the goal of enabling the best, most enjoyable experience for the individual, many ISVs have kept... read more

Oct 24th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Innovative Management: A conversation with Gary Hamel and Lowell Bryan

I read an amazing interview with Gary Hamel and Lowell Bryan yesterday. It was one of those articles where I was constantly saying to myself things like: exactly!, that’s amazing!, thats exactly what I said to _______!, etc. Reading it made me really excited. So much so that I immediately started talking to, and calling friends of mine, probably babbling because I was so taken up by it. I sat... read more

Sep 7th 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Coghead and BT Partnership

Yesterday, Coghead announced a partnership with BT. This could be huge for Coghead, depending on the true depth of the partnership. As mentioned before by Sinclair over at SaaSBlogs, telcos could play a huge role in driving SaaS adoption. Smart SaaS ISV’s should be looking today, to partner with telcos in new and innovative ways. If SaaS ISV’s think of their applications as the services that... read more

Aug 22nd 07 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Creating a Culture of Innovation (Series)

In my upcoming series of posts entitled “Creating a Culture of Innovation”, I plan to discuss a number of ways that I believe organizations can radically change the way in which they operate by making innovation a cultural trait rather than something they strive for artificially. To begin, I will introduce an approach I’ve come up with called the “SANE” approach to... read more