Category: Innovation

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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Are Our Innovation Models Wrong?

According to two prominent innovation gurus, companies have pursued innovation using flawed models in the past. Columbia Professor Bill Duggan asserts that “the vast majority of the methods used to try and

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Artificial Bee Intelligence

“Honey bees are fascinating creatures,” writes Ben Coxworth. “They live harmoniously in large communities, divided into different castes, with some of the worker bees heading out on daily expeditions to gather nectar and

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The Problem with Focus Groups

At first glance, it appears that Gianfranco Zaccai, co-founder and president of the global design and innovation consultancy Continuum, is on a quest to rid the world of focus groups. “Think about

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IBM Predicts "Sensitive" Computers

Each year IBM offers five technologies that its scientists believe will change the world within the next years. They call it “The 5 in 5” forecast. “This year IBM presents The 5

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Empowering Innovation

In an interview with Forbes Magazine‘s Alan Hall, Harvard Business School professor and noted innovation guru Clayton Christensen insisted that the current U.S. economy has “gone off the rails” because companies are

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Copycatting: Is it Creative or Cheating?

“True entrepreneurs are supposed to shun imitation and try to be authentic and original,” writes entrepreneur Luke Johnson. “I’m not convinced this strategy generally makes commercial sense. Indeed, the merits of being

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3D Printing Comes of Age, Part 3

TechShop is “a three-story workshop in [San Francisco] city outfitted with 3-D printers, laser cutters and other sophisticated tools to develop products and prototypes.” [“A Shop to Build Your Hit Product, by

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3D Printing Comes of Age, Part 1

I have written several articles on the impact that 3D printing (sometimes called additive manufacturing) will have on the future of manufacturing and retailing. Occasionally, a writer says 3D printing is the

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