Patents and Business Processes
June 9, 2009
I have posted two blogs about patents over the past couple of years [The Importance of Patents and Patents and Plants]. In the first, I noted that “patents are an important tool
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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 is the active editor of this blog.
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Of Bosses and Business
June 1, 2009
The current economic recession focused the harsh light of the media on chief executive officers of businesses that either helped create the conditions that caused the downturn or weren’t strong enough to
Transparency and Trust
April 16, 2009
My friend and fellow blogger Critt Jarvis recently posted a blog entitled “Transparency is key to building high trust relationships.” That post directed me to another interesting article on transparency that was
Belief and Business
March 20, 2009
As president and CEO of a company that conducts business internationally, I must be aware of cultural differences in how business is conducted in the countries I visit. Although most business people
Child Labor in the Developing World
January 28, 2009
Unicef reports that an estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labor. That represents one in every six children in the world. Everyone agrees that the best place for
Training, Education, and Development
December 17, 2008
In my posts about Development-in-a-Box™, I have often written about the importance of investing in human capital as part of the sustainable development process. Brazil is a good case study in this
Warren Buffett on Greed and Fear
October 20, 2008
When Warren Buffett, the so-called “Oracle of Omaha,” speaks, people listen — or at least they should. He is one of the world’s most successful investors (and, hence, one of the world’s
Making Money in the Med
September 8, 2008
When one thinks about the history of the Mediterranean region any number of images can come to mind. Great civilizations like the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Ottomans have all left
Algorithms and Business
October 25, 2007
We all like to believe that adding the human touch to decision making is important. Business schools pride themselves are being able to educate students to become better business leaders. But some
Developing Third World Seen as Big Business
September 26, 2007
When Tom Barnett and I first started discussing Development-in-a-Box™, we weren’t sure if people would understand the approach or see a future for it. We needn’t have worried. Global events have conspired
