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 […]
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How has technology development changed the nature of society and the economy?
Setting 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 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. […]
Continue readingWinners and losers in retail
There’s a lot of talk in the media at the moment about the soft retail market. Consumer confidence is down[ref]Australian Consumer Confidence, Trading Economics[/ref] and we […]
Continue readingThe destruction of traditional retail
A steady stream of news stories is trying to convince us that online is killing retail, that online has an unfair advantage and show rooming […]
Continue readingOpen Data might have failed, but Open Government is still going strong.
It would seem that the shine is starting to wear off the Open Government movement, with a recent report to the US congress challenging some […]
Continue readingSocial media: bubble, definitely not; revolution, probably not; evolution, absolutely
Is Social Media in general (and mobility in particular) a bubble or revolution? Is it a a powerful and disruptive force that will transform governments […]
Continue readingWhat is the role of government in a Web 2.0 world?
What will be the role of government in a post Web 2.0 world? I doubt it’s what a lot of us predict, given society’s poor track record […]
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