1. CHAPTER 7: TECHNOLOGY ACCELORATERS
Katy Lovett, CJ Baker, and Matt Snowden

2. Does technology fit into your hedgehog concept?
If yes, carefully select it
If no, do without or settle for less

3. Technology is an accelerator, not a creator of change
Walgreen’s Vs. DrugStore.com
McDonald’s and credit cards

4. The Technology Trap
“….technology by itself is never a primary cause of either greatness or decline.” (p. 157)
Examples:
Westinghouse and the AC electrical system
De Havilland and the Comet
Not a differentiation between “Good to Great” and “Just Good.”
Relying too heavily makes you lazy

5. Strategy Proactive not Reactive Common Traits of “Good to Great”
Improvement
Excellence
Creativity
Do we really want to be great?
Wayne Sanders of Kimberly-Clark: “We’re just never satisfied. We can be delighted, but never satisfied.”

6. SUMMARY Accelerates momentum, doesn’t create it
Technology must fit into your hedgehog strategy
If fundamentals are not in place, technology can’t save you