I learnt a new term at lunch the other day: regret cost. Apparently this is the cost incurred to re-platform or replace a tactical solution when […]
Continue readingThe rise of task worker 2.0
Companies are delayering (again) and pushing decisions to the surface of the organisation, where there is direct contact with customers and partners, in order to be […]
Continue readingWe need a better definition for “mash-up”
Mash-up no longer seems to mean was we thought it meant. The term has been claimed by the analysts and platform vendors as short hand for the […]
Continue readingWe can be our own worst enemy
The only certainties in life are death and taxes, or so we’ve been told on numerous occasions. I’d like to add “change” to the list. […]
Continue readingWhat are the benefits of a mash-up?
The original mash-ups were simple things. Solutions like the Chicago Crime and AlertMap pulled together data from two or more sources (maps and crime databases, […]
Continue readingInnovation cultures
We take our inspiration from proven innovators, such as Pixar and 3M, trying to copy what has made them famous. But it can be hard […]
Continue readingInnovation [2009-11-16]
Another week and another collection of interesting ideas from around the internet. As always, thoughts and/or comments are greatly appreciated. Warren Buffett’s bet against innovation […]
Continue readingYou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
[Vizzini has just cut the rope The Dread Pirate Roberts is climbing up.] Vizzini: HE DIDN’T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. […]
Continue readingDistance is meaningless
Sarah Lacey has publish a interesting article over at TechCrunch: Think the Term “Supply Chain” Is Unsexy? Meet the Kinky King of Beijing. The bit […]
Continue readingBalancing our two masters
We seem to be torn between two masters. On one hand we’re driven to renew our IT estate, consolidating solutions to deliver long term efficiency […]
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