Ethically Speaking
May 19, 2011
Do ethics matter in business? The obvious (and correct) answer is: “Of course they do.” A good follow-up question, then, is: “What are ethics?” An article in the journal Issues in Ethics,
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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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Learning from Failure
May 18, 2011
Yesterday’s post discussed Why Start-ups Fail. Quotes about overcoming failure may be as numerous as quotes on any motivational topic. A sampling of such quotes include: “The greatest barrier to success
Why Start-Ups Fail
May 17, 2011
Recently, Laura Backes, a regular reader of this blog, sent me a link to an article that her company, DSL Service Providers, had posted on-line entitled “10 Recent Internet Start Up Flops.”
More Discussion about the Lean Start-Up
May 16, 2011
Last August I wrote a post that discussed some ideas offered by Eric Ries about how to begin a business without busting the bank [The Lean Start-Up]. A few months later, the
Women in Business
May 13, 2011
In a post entitled Minorities and Entrepreneurism, I wrote, “Although women are not minorities per se, they have been in the minority when it comes to starting businesses that make it big.”
Innovative Building Materials
May 12, 2011
Last July I wrote a blog entitled The Future of Building Materials. In that post, I discussed new building materials that draw from nature, are made from waste material, or have the
Technologies that will Change the World — Maybe (Part 2)
May 11, 2011
Yesterday, in Part 1 of this two-part series, I begin discussing five technologies that Douglas Fox believes will be “changing the world now, or well positioned to do so in the future.”
Technologies that will Change the World — Maybe (Part 1)
May 10, 2011
Every once in a while I run across an article that claims to reveal trends, ideas, or technologies that are going to change the world. For example, back in 2009 I wrote
Artificial Intelligence and the Future
May 9, 2011
Back in February an IBM supercomputer named Watson beat two very bright human beings on the television game show “Jeopardy!” The three-day event made headlines around the world and IBM has capitalized
Update on Globalization’s Flows: Part 4, Knowledge and Ideas
May 6, 2011
This is the final post in my 4-part series about the current state of the flows that help define globalization, namely: people, resources, capital, and knowledge/ideas. Knowledge and ideas have always been
