I’ve taken the time to create a summary of the Shift Index as a handful of slides, and dropped the slides into SlideShare. The question […]
Continue readingWhatsApp wasn’t overvalued
If you think that WhatsApp was over valued, then you’re thinking about it wrong.
Continue readingThe myth of sustainable competitive advantage
I’ve mentioned to a few people that I was unimpressed with The End of Competitive Advantage by Rita Gunther McGrath. I’ve even be so impolitic as […]
Continue reading5 shifts that will shape the future of IT
I have a new post up over at CIO of the Future, ‘5 shifts that will shape the future of IT’. I was reading some […]
Continue readingSetting aside the burdens of the past
The first report from the Australian Centre for the Edge on the Australian Shift Index, Setting aside the burdens of the past: The possibilities of […]
Continue readingIt’s time to make the hard decision
Toyota, as you’ve probably heard, is shutting down operations in Australia. This has triggered the expected wave of commentary claiming that this is the end […]
Continue readingNew Business Models Need New Approaches to IT
I have a new post up at CIO of the Future, New Business Models Need New Approaches to IT. This post brings together a couple of things […]
Continue readingBitcoin might make AML/CTF regulation a problem for everyone
I spent a little time over the break thinking about what’s happening with anti money-laundering (AML) and counter terrorism-financing (CTF) regulation, since it had come […]
Continue readingManufacturing is not returning to the West
There’s many claims over the last year or so that “manufacturing is returning to the West” and “China’s days as the world’s factory are numbered”{{1}}. […]
Continue readingMalls are the casinos of middle class suburbia
The department stores are empty but the malls (or at least the malls here in Australia and nearby in China and South-East Asia) are full. […]
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