Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Generative AI as a New Innovation Platform
Considering the stability and longevity of a potential new foundational technology.
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From Quantum Computing to Quantum Communications
Attempting to disentangle mechanical principles.
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Data Platforms and Network Effects
How data-network effects create opportunities and inflate expectations.
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Epic Versus Apple and the Future of App Stores
Seeking a more equitable way to govern and distribute the revenues generated by App-store marketplaces.
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Section 230 and a Tragedy of the Commons
The dilemma of social media platforms.
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Boeing's 737 MAX: A Failure of Management, Not Just Technology
Tracing the trajectory of management and engineering decisions resulting in systemic catastrophe.
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Self-Driving Vehicle Technology: Progress and Promises
Seeking the answer to the elusive question, 'Are we there yet'?
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'Platformizing' a Bad Business Does Not Make It a Good Business
Transaction platforms link third-party applications and services providers with users.
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The Cloud as an Innovation Platform for Software Development
How cloud computing became a platform.
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CRISPR: An Emerging Platform for Gene Editing
Considering a potential platform candidate in the evolving realm of gene-editing technologies research.
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The Business of Quantum Computing
Considering the similarities of quantum computing development to the early years of conventional computing.
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The Sharing Economy Meets Reality
Assessing the uncertainties of the business models driving the sharing economy.
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Amazon and Whole Foods: Follow the Strategy (and the Money)
Checking out the recent Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods.
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Is Google's Alphabet a Good Bet?
A relatively simple query raises myriad complicated issues.
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The Puzzle of Japanese Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Exploring how Japan's unique mixture of social, educational, and corporate practices influence entrepreneurial activity.
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Extrapolating from Moore's Law
Behind and beyond Microsoft, Intel, and Apple.
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In Defense of IBM
The ability to adjust to various technical and business disruptions has been essential to IBM's success during the past century.
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How Traditional Firms Must Compete in the Sharing Economy
Considering the evolving relationship between established companies and their sharing-economy counterparts.
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The Bitcoin Ecosystem
Speculating on how the Bitcoin economy might evolve.
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MOOCs Revisited, With Some Policy Suggestions
Assessing the rapidly evolving realm of massive open online courses.12