Recently I was walking in our Seattle neighborhood, after the warmest June on record. The “emerald city” looks largely like this now, after such a spell of hot and dry weather. We are not at California drought levels, but the summer began with mountain...
Continue Reading10 technology trends are changing enterprise IT, including old trends like cloud computing and new trends like consumer quality interfaces. Time to rethink.
Continue ReadingShapeways is a company bringing 3D printing to the masses. I am curious as to how large an impact 3D printing will really have on manufacturing, and how soon. Recently, spending some time teaching strategic thinking to Saint Gobain, a couple of manufacturing researchers...
Continue ReadingDuring recent visits to various parts of the U.S., in casual conversation with people I am asked what I think should be done about the “tidal wave” of illegal immigration allegedly going on. When I point out that the problem is not nearly so...
Continue ReadingFor several years I have been following the trend away from an auto-centered culture. This trend is reflected in fewer miles driven and even more dramatically in the declining interest of teens and young people in driving or owning a car at all. This...
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