In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. 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 and Chase Johannsen are active editors of this blog.
Interesting comments by Art Hutchinson about Avian Flu. Reacting to recent news reports and to the Wyoming Pandemic Flu Summit, he writes: …anyone’s ability to anticipate the course of such an unprecedented
There’s growing recognition that we need resilience — and that networked, adaptive systems are the way to achieve it. The latest entrant into the discussion is John Robb, who blogs at Global
Daniel Yergin, chairman of CERA (Cambridge Energy Research Associates), is the author of “Ensuring Energy Security,” an extensive article just published in the March/April 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs. It’s available online
As promised, ZenPundit is up with a balanced critique of Mazarr’s article (“Extremism, Terror, and the Future of Conflict,” Policy Review), including links to other blog comments. Worth a look. Much of
Commentary is underway in the blogosphere about this extremely complex article — “Extremism, Terror, and the Future of Conflict,” by Michael J. Mazarr of the U.S. National War College and Dartmouth, just
Defense Tech announces an upcoming story on how network-centric warfare technologies are performing in the real world (scroll down to “Blog Beg: Network-Centric Stories,” March 6). Should be an interesting source of
Bob Greifeld, President and CEO of NASDAQ, argues today in the Wall Street Journal op-ed (“It’s Time To Pull Up Our SOX,” The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2006, page A 14;
Today, more commentary in The New York Times that helps make the case for resilience. Kendall Hoyt writes about the shortcomings of “one bug, one drug” approaches to unpredictable pandemics: …The problem
Robert D. Kaplan, writing in The Washington Post, is right and wrong at the same time: Globalization and other dynamic forces will continue to rid the world of dictatorships. Political change is
Culture is a critical element of resilience. Resilience is the ability to draw on all your assets in response to system shocks. In an enterprise, assets include information, management skill and best
