IDG Contributor Network: At the innovation tipping point — outward, forward-thinking prevails

Today, nearly everything is thinking. There’s an ever-expanding amount of data available to businesses, provided directly from your mobile device, your TV, your toaster, even your light bulbs. And, the proliferation of data shows no signs of slowing down. Consider this: more data will be created in 2017 than in the previous 5,000 years combined.All of this data, all of this thinking, has brought us to an innovation tipping point: Innovation is moving from promise to reality more quickly th