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December 31, 2015 As we approach a new year (yes a leap year), we wanted to take a moment and share with you some thoughts for 2016 and what we might see and expect to happen in business entities. Yes, more waves of disruptive technology (social media, mobility, analytics, big data, and cloud). What will...
March 21, 2016 A Great friend died this weekend – We had worked for over 25 years on projects throughout the world – He was a lawyer – a friend – a great human person. Yes, we are both over 80 years – should be retired and enjoying life on the beach. I guess it was not...
April 2, 2016 To consider taking the entrepreneurial leap already sets a person apart from the vast majority of men and women who will never come close to actually leaving the world of regular wages or salaries. However, the cold and often harsh reality of the risks taken typically come with that leap – when the last...
August 15, 2016 On a regular basis municipalities around the globe suddenly announces that they are now a “Smart City”. The challenge is that most cannot adequately describe what makes a city a “smart city”. Usually in their description it involves ubiquitous high-speed internet access and a host of smartphone applications. And by using the...
October 5, 2016 For the past four weeks, I have been recovering from a hip replacement. The process is going well. Not being as agile and certainly not mobile gave me time to think. I decided before the operation to tell folks that I would be not responding to email as quickly for the next...
November 7, 2016 In the recent issue of Business Insider, they illustrated the median employee age of 17 Top Tech Companies. Yes, these are the folks we talk about everyday- the darlings of the stock market. Innovators from which we see many of the new products and ideas – often the disrupters of the status quo :...
January 17, 2017 What happens when you host a big event based on coming together, forging new links, and intense globalization at a time the dynamics in many parts of the world are pulling in the opposite direction? The World Economic Forum, which opens January 17 in the Alpine resort of Davos, is about to...
March 31, 2017 Foreword: Thought this article was really worth sharing. All of us, at some point in our lives have experienced down-days. Days when we get up and wonder – what is all about – why do I continue to do this every day. Those around us often do not see it that way....
November 27, 2017 From the earliest days of technology we have seen a continual rush of new items all designed to help us do something- from electric tooth brushes to now those with rechargeable batteries – the can opener, home computers, wireless phones, vibrators – There is an never ending list.. And some new arrivals Amazon...
December 12, 2017 The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse the best strategy is to dismount Modern organizations (education, government, military, venture capitalist …) often employ a whole range of far more advanced strategies, such as: Buying a...
