As seen on a plaque at Scienceworks in the House Secrets exhibit. A thrifty tea merchant from New York named Thomas Sullivan is credited with […]
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Penicillin: the unexpected
As seen on a plaque at Scienceworks. The penicillin mold was a pest, not a resource. Backteriologists went to great lengths to protect their bacterial […]
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 […]
Continue readingInformation overload
We’re drowning in information, as I’ve written about before, both in the context of Business Intelligence and Innovation (whatever that is). An interesting blog post […]
Continue readingSecurity theater and the value of information
There’s an interesting post over at Bruce Schnier’s blog where he discusses where security did, and didn’t, work with the Christmas underwear bomber incident. As […]
Continue readingWhy scanning more data will not (necessarily) help BI
I pointed out the other day, that we seem to be at a tipping point for BI. The quest for more seems to be loosing […]
Continue readingIs BI really the next big thing?
I think we’re at a tipping point with BI. Yes, it makes sense that BI should be the next big thing in the new year, […]
Continue readingThe changing role of Government
Is Government 2.0 (whichever definition you choose) the ultimate aim of government? Government for the people and by the people. Or are we missing the […]
Continue readingTesco’s looking outside the building to predict customer needs
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has started using weather forecasts to help determine what to stock in its stores across the UK. Traditional approaches to […]
Continue readingThe Value of Enterprise Architecture
Note: Updated with the slides and script from 2011’s lecture. Is Enterprise Architecture in danger of becoming irrelevant? And if so, what can we do […]
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