Larry Oglesby shares a company post on a simple idea using a lean and digital approach that produced immediate results. One of our recent clients had a production line whose throughput was suffering and they suspected it may be caused by a single process. About 20% of their products went through this one process, where […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Thanh C Nguyen. Thanh was with BCG on topic of Greenfield strategy/ digital innovation and raised $30M series A serving as CoS of the $200M Fintech, and has been running independent practice on digital venture. He has a passion for launching tech businesses, successfully launched 2 start-ups since 2017. Prior […]
This in-depth article from Boris Galonske explains how digitization helps improve resilience in commodity trading. “Commodity trading suffers from shrinking margins and in some commodity classes also from low price volatility. At the same time operating environments struggle with manual routines, legacy processes and systems resulting in high cost income ratios (CIR). How can this […]
From his company blog, David Burnie shares the first article in a three-part series on the future of P&C insurance in Canada and how the sector is evolving within. The series explores distribution, pricing and underwriting, and claims. For many years, the insurance sector had been notoriously slow to evolve. Customers viewed insurers as difficult […]
If you are planning to start a blog or a newsletter or podcast or other form of regular content creation, it is worth taking time up front to articulate – at least to yourself – your objectives. It is easy to get distracted by metrics such as number of views or downloads, when those may […]
I’ve worn glasses since 9th grade. My corrected vision has always been fine. Then three years ago, age 47, I was experiencing serious eye fatigue when working on the computer. I couldn’t keep the text in focus. Over the course of a year, seemed like the problem was gradually getting worse. I thought: “too much […]
Develop expertise. Become the best in your niche. We often hear that advice, and I’ve probably said it a few times. Well, there’s also value in becoming BAD at something – particularly considering the incremental value per unit effort. Example from chess: If you have never played before and don’t know the rules, you are not even […]
Jim Klass shares a downloadable PDF that provides insight into the current disruption of the food industry with examples on how to use technology to improve cash flow and remove friction in the supply chain. Foodservice has changed… A new Model is needed, one that creates value for all partners in the supply chain […]
Here’s a set of 100 tips for a better life published by Ideopunk on the blog LessWrong. Check the link for the full list. #100 is a good reminder: “Bad things happen dramatically (a pandemic). Good things happen gradually (malaria deaths dropping annually) and don’t feel like ‘news’. Endeavour to keep track of the good things to […]
The end of the year provides a good occasion to reflect on what went well and what could have been improved. And to set priorities for the year ahead. If you are looking for a template or set of prompts, here are five to check out: For the past week I’ve been spending a half-hour […]
