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.
Technology is a wonderful thing, but as my recent post about the Japanese trying to develop robots to replace an aging workforce highlighted, you can’t easily take humans out of the equation
The skyrocketing price of oil is a great example of how a horizontal shock affects the system. Everything from gasoline to the price of food is affected. Owners of shipping lines are
Innovators and innovative companies must be fearless. They cannot be afraid to fail because failure comes with the territory. That is a lesson one of America’s greatest innovators and inventors, Thomas Edison,
Last October, Steve Lohr reported in the New York Times that Google and IBM were teaming to support research at major universities because they “do not provide the technical training needed for
A few days ago I wrote a post on The Curse of Knowledge, which examined how knowledge sometimes restricts one’s ability to think creatively. Mark Safranski at ZenPundit has added his own
One of my favorite topics is innovation. Creative people are exciting to be around and studies about creativity and innovation always offer interesting insights. New studies are showing that creativity often suffers
In recent posts, I have discussed how some MIT engineers foresee the day when energy can be “farmed” from crowd behavior [Energy from Crowds] and how designers are looking more often to
At the beginning of the industrial age, mankind marveled at the inventions being developed. Clearly, humans sat atop the food chain and the machines they designed were modern miracles. For the next
Crowds seem to be one of life’s unavoidable challenges. Of course, where one person sees a challenge others see opportunities. A couple of MIT graduate students looked at crowds and instead of
In a Special Report on innovation, the Economist looked at “how globalization and information technology are spurring faster innovation.” [“Revving up,” 13-19 October 2007 print edition]. The article began by discussing motorcycles
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