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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Legal Tangles in the Cloud
Additional Cloud risks. The danger of legal actions in the Cloud. A recent example shows the danger.
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Lexus RFID Enabled Print Ad
An NFC enabled print ad for Lexus in Wired Magazine. Readable from NFC enabled phones or other devices. Why this versus a QR code? I have not tried the phone...
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The New iPad and Business
From ComputerWorld a post on the applicability of the new iPad to business. Personnally I do not plan to upgrade from the '2' unless I need to utilize or test...
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Gamifying Your Life
Can your life processes be gamified? Can you adjust your more mundane tasks by using game dynamics> This article looks at Apps that claim to do this. Had only...
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Pitfalls in Business Process Management
Informs Magazine has published a short piece on the pitfalls of using Business Process Management (BPM). Good, common sense consideration for any BPM project....
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SAP Business Objects on Demand
Just brought to my attention, reviewing. Powered by SAP HANA. Free trial version available. " .... SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio On-Demand Solutions: SAP...
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Wal-Mart as an Experience Platform
In AdWeek: " ... Walmart to Marketers: 'We Are an Experience Platform' Dominating Retailer-as-Media Landscape, Behemoth Offers Brands Options Via Online, In-store...
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Improv and Innovation
Long ago I attended a session at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) on using improv techniques to drive innovation. Also again later with a group in San...
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Marketing the Next Big Tech Money Sector
In GigaOM: " ... For the first time in history, businesses can leverage big data for the benefit of driving marketing insights. We are at the very beginning of...
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Argus Insights
Buzz impact landscapes for the new iPad Launch. First time I have looked at Argus Insights methodology to understand delight for new products. I like the visualizations...
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Illusory Superiority
A cognitive bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect. " ... In short, a person
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How Does a Big Enterprise Deliver Data?
How does a big enterprise like Procter & Gamble securely deliver data in near real time to its decision makers? By using a system like Business Sphere, an internally...
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Interest Graphs
I love the idea of using graphs to understand connectivity. We experimented with it many times using enterprise data. Walter Riker sends along a linkfrom GigaOM...
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Teradata Integrated Analytics
While I was at P&G and Teradata was still part of NCR, we had NCR sales registers as part of our environment. I had the opportunity to work with some TeradataPortfolio...
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Translations Retain Sound of Your Voice
From Microsoft Research:" ... Research software from Microsoft synthesizes speech in a foreign language, but in a voice that sounds like yours. ... Researchers...
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Pre-Thinking vs Scenario Planning
In Innovation Excellence: Forecasting is a long term interest. I have taught it and implemented it in corporate systems. There are many styles, from using...
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Taming Data
There are lots of new ways to gather data, are we, or will be be overwhelmed? Some useful thoughts about how to think about gathering and using it.
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Gamification in a Productive Role
More on gamification. Also known as serious play, a means to use the dynamics of games to get things done more quickly or efficiently, or to even get them done...
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