Bob Pearson

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• The Importance of Technology Community and Innovation

  On Feb 10, 2012

  The Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge

  We’ve known for many years that we are smarter if we ask the right crowds for their wisdom. James Surowiecki wrote Wisdom of Crowds on the topic awhile back. My old company, Dell, built www.ideastorm.com to gather ideas direct from customers and de

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• Ben Breedlove & our Education on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  On Dec 29, 2011

  Ben Breedlove was an amazing young man who passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 18 due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and, ultimately, cardiac arrest.
  
  I had the opportunity to get to know Ben via our 15-year-old daughter, Brittany, since they shared a passion for wake boarding and wake surfing on Lake...Full Post

• The Second Part of my Interview with Walgreens' Sona Chawla

  On Nov 10, 2011

  Walgreens has changed the way many of its customers think about their drug stores. As in years past, anyone can walk into one of the company’s 7,700 stores, queue up at the pharmacy and pick up their prescription. Customers can call to have their prescription ready and waiting. Or now, they can have it refilled on

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• Walgreens & the Future of E-Commerce

  On Nov 07, 2011

  Sona Chawla has seen the transformation of e-commerce to Pre-Commerce from multiple angles. She led Wells Fargo’s early social-media efforts, moved to Dell to help lead their Pre-Commerce programs and now is shaping all kinds of online interactions for Walgreens as its president of e-commerce.

  I was fortunate

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