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Orbits Blog
January 27, 2026

Scaling Resilience Through Strategic Partnerships: How Boards Build Pivotable Ecosystems Amid Tech Tectonics

Boards that simply approve partnership agreements and wait for quarterly reports are governing for compliance, not resilience, and this distinction will determine which companies survive and thrive in 2026 and the decade ahead. In the full article that follows, learn the three questions every Board must ask to move from reactive risk management to proactive ecosystem orchestration to thrive in the era of tech tectonics.
Dr. David Bray
Analyst Blog
January 23, 2026

Dreams and Wishes for 2026 Backed by Data (Distillation Aftershots)

Board Strategy
In this issue, we are going to discuss our hopes and wishes for 2026…backed by data. I collect great perspectives on the world of Enterprise Tech, and I want to share some of the best I found this past end-of-the-year season.
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
November 21, 2014

The New Collaboration UI?

Future of Work
Remember when every software product was designed to look like Facebook?...
Alan Lepofsky
Orbits Blog
November 20, 2014

Why Are Brands Anonymous?

Marketing Transformation
They may not think they are, but most brands are anonymous. ...
Analyst Blog
November 18, 2014

Introducing IBM Verse

Future of Work
About a year ago IBM first announced they would be developing their next gene...
Alan Lepofsky
Analyst Blog
November 17, 2014

It’s Like Facebook At Work

Future of Work
For the last few years many software vendors in the enterprise social market ...
Alan Lepofsky
Analyst Blog
November 15, 2014

The Prince of Data Mining

New C-Suite
Facial recognition is digital alchemy....
Steve Wilson