The New Polymath Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations

The book contrasts the European Dark Ages- centuries of life with little significant to show- to corporate technology usage today with trillions in spend, yet little significant to show. It's about a polymath mindset that goes way beyond just software and hardware engineering and focuses on doing things very differently. Reviwing a wide range of themes from sustainability to predictive analytics to genome research to cloud computing, The New Polymath shows that polymath organizations can explore a wide range of opportunities. While the book encourages executives to leverage the growing "consumerization" of technology, it is about innovation for enterprises, polymath companies, cities, and communities. The New Polymath reflects conversations with hundreds of enterprises and technology vendors , providing fresh materials and profiling case studies and interviews in a wide range of industries.

Vinnie Mirchandani, who goes by the moniker of "Deal Architect," coaches enterprises on how to exploit disruptive technology trends. His firm has been recognized in The Black Book of Outsourcing as a top advisory boutique. He is also a prolific blogger, writing about technology-enabled innovation on his "New Florence, New Renaissance" blog and about waste in technology on his "Deal Architect" blog. Earlier in his career, he was a respected analyst at Gartner, the technology research firm, and handled numerous international assignments at PwC Consulting. He has keynoted at many business and technology conferences and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, CIO Magazine, and other executive and technology publications.