Litigating the Past
July 17, 2009
There is an old joke that if you want to be competitive with a country like China all you have to do is send over a 1,000 lawyers and let them go
Enterra Insights
Month: July 2009
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Will Asia Drive Global Growth?
July 16, 2009
The news out of Asia was good this morning as China reported “its economy [had] accelerated in the second quarter, expanding by 7.9 percent, amid a surge in consumer spending and factory
Have I Done Any Good
July 15, 2009
One of the recurring themes of this blog has been philanthropy. That might seem odd for a corporate blog, but I’m a big believer that the world will be a better place
Building Little Houses
July 14, 2009
The foreclosure rate on homes in America remains high. One of the reasons is that people, believing that housing prices would continue to rise forever, bought larger houses than they could really
Foreign Aid (Good and Bad)
July 13, 2009
Among those eager to tell the incoming Obama administration how to do its job were Lorne Craner, the president of the International Republican Institute; Bill Frist, a former Republican leader of the
Tensions Continue in Northern Iraq
July 10, 2009
During the general election in Iraq, things were mostly quiet and in order except in Northern Iraq in the area surrounding Mosul. Tension in the region is caused by three principal factors:
Development and the Future of Afghanistan
July 9, 2009
Before being fired by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, General David D. McKiernan served as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Just before losing his command, McKiernan directed his forces
The Future of Mobile Communications
July 8, 2009
An article in The Economist claims that Marty Cooper is the most influential person no one has ever heard of [“Father of the cell phone,” 6 June 2009 print issue]. If you
Innovation, Inventions, and Investment
July 7, 2009
As I noted in my post entitled Innovating the Future, more and more headlines are asking where are all the jobs are that were supposed to be created by Congress’ trillion-dollar stimulus
The Protean Corporation
July 6, 2009
Michael Shawn Malone is a man of many talents. He has been an author, columnist, editor, investor, business-man, and television host. He is also considered one of the world’s the first high
