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Digital Transforming Retail
From The Eponymous Pickle

Digital Transforming Retail

How digital is transforming retail: The view from eBayDoes mobile commerce spell the end of traditional stores? In this series of short videos, Devin Wenig, the...

Auctioneers Join Forces
From The Eponymous Pickle

Auctioneers Join Forces

More in the auction management space.   Which has many interesting ontological implications.  " ...  Six leading regional auction houses have joined forces to launch...

McKinsey on the Next 50 Years
From The Eponymous Pickle

McKinsey on the Next 50 Years

A new collection of articles from McKinsey.   Just starting to take a look at this.  For example: " ... Management intuition for the next 50 years ... The collision...

Making up Identities
From The Eponymous Pickle

Making up Identities

In Wired: Thoughts on what leads people to change their identity, and the implications. " ... Sockpuppetry—using false identities for deception—is centuries old...

Human Computer Interaction: Present and Future
From The Eponymous Pickle

Human Computer Interaction: Present and Future

In Computer Now:  Very good,  extensive view of the topic. Increasingly important was we use systems in new ways. Current and future trends." ... Human-computer...

A Dictionary for Text Mining
From The Eponymous Pickle

A Dictionary for Text Mining

An interesting article on the topic.  You need some sort of domain area ontology to understand what you are mining.  We built similar dictionaries for parts of...

Intel Unveils Bracelets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Intel Unveils Bracelets

New kind of wearable, the bracelet.  Intel unveils a 3G simple wearable.  Message display with a jewelry look.

Honda as a World Class Innovator
From The Eponymous Pickle

Honda as a World Class Innovator

Bob Herbold uses a recent book to show how Honda is a world class innovator.  Well and simply put.

Partnerships Between Unlikely Brands
From The Eponymous Pickle

Partnerships Between Unlikely Brands

In ClickZ.  Becoming more common.  Makes the case that the future is creating opportunities for new connections.  " ... So what's fueling these partnerships? Empowered...

Business Process Management
From The Eponymous Pickle

Business Process Management

Looking at Business process modeling.  It seems this technique is less mentioned these days, although it can be a key way to connect business decision process and...

Reciprocity Advantage: Innovation and Organization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reciprocity Advantage: Innovation and Organization

New book by my two former colleagues: The Reciprocity Advantage." ... Bob Johansen, best-selling author and Distinguished Fellow at IFTF, has partnered with innovation...

Seeing the Invisible
From The Eponymous Pickle

Seeing the Invisible

Seeing through walls with Wifi.   With concern, " .... Wi-Fi makes all kinds of things possible. We can send and receive messages, make phone calls, browse the...

Wolfram Cloud Changes
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wolfram Cloud Changes

I see there have been a number of changes to the Wolfram Cloud, in particular the 'free' beta release.  Worth a close look, link below:" ...  Wolfram Programming...

Maps as Science Fiction Delivered
From The Eponymous Pickle

Maps as Science Fiction Delivered

Google reports on a most impressive legacy, the provision of maps online and mobile, over the last ten years.  We now take it for granted that we have constant,...

A Vortex of Liking
From The Eponymous Pickle

A Vortex of Liking

In Wired: How Facebook alters its interaction based on your Likes.  I don't like any interface that does not provide a predictable result.  I guess you could argue...

Strategy for Strategies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Strategy for Strategies

So what do we do next?     Although I can see the danger of being too strategic here, the thoughts are good.  In CWorld.

Tips for a Short Speech
From The Eponymous Pickle

Tips for a Short Speech

In the HBR:  Nicely done (short) piece on how to prepare for a short talk.  Even a way to prepare just before a longer talk." ... Whether you are pitching to investors...

On the Vital Edge of Technology: AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

On the Vital Edge of Technology: AI

On artificial intelligence, past and present.  I do get the impression that too little attention is being paid to what we discovered before.  Especially with regard...

We are Innumerate
From The Eponymous Pickle

We are Innumerate

John Batelle on why we love visualization.  My own experiences make me agree.  But truly useful, well designed, interactive visualizations gives us capabilities...

Who is Afraid of Data Driven Management?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Who is Afraid of Data Driven Management?

Late to this but brought to my attention by colleague Andy Boyd.  In the HBR.   Very nice,  simple model, but is it too simple?  I have dealt with many people that...
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