Web 2.0 in China
February 9, 2007
In my blog on Connectivity in China, I noted that Richard Ji, a Morgan Stanley analyst, claims the primary use of the Internet in China is entertainment, as opposed to the United
Enterra Insights
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. 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.
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DoD May Be Moving to Service-Oriented Architecture
February 8, 2007
I think the public generally thinks of the Department of Defense as a monolith (often referred to as the Pentagon). The fact is that the DoD is remarkably fractured with the various
HBR 2007 Breakthrough Ideas, Part 2
February 7, 2007
Yesterday I reviewed ten of the twenty “Breakthrough Ideas for 2007” as selected by the editors of the Harvard Business Review. Today I conclude that review starting with idea number 11. 11.
HBR 2007 Breakthrough Ideas, Part 1
February 6, 2007
Each year the Harvard Business Review publishes short articles that describe ideas its editors predict will have a profound effect on the business environment [Breakthrough Ideas for 2007]. Not all of the
Connectivity in China
February 5, 2007
One metric of whether a country is becoming more affluent is how much time and money its citizens spend on entertainment. When people are struggling in poverty they think about being hungry
Mixed Signals from China
February 2, 2007
China threw quite a monkey wrench into the workings of the international security system when it successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon last month. International trade and communications are as reliant on space-based
Development-in-a-Box at Home
February 1, 2007
There has been an interesting development in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. According to a Washington Post article, a group of business people have come together and offered a plan to help
More Stories About the Global Commute
January 31, 2007
Immigration is already a hot issue and will certainly play a major role in the 2008 presidential elections. President Bush’s repeated efforts to find a compromise guest worker program have gone nowhere.
Update on Connecting the Poor
January 30, 2007
Last December I wrote a post about effort to get computers in the hands of students currenly living in poverty [Connecting the Poor]. The post was about a non-profit project called One
A New Approach to Innovation
January 29, 2007
Creative thinking generally occurs when a person with creative thinking skills combines it with expertise and motivation to tackle a problem. Creative-thinking skills determine how flexibly and imaginatively people approach problems. Take
