This week's (January 03, 2011) McKinsey missive focuses on the strategic value of IT in M&A. All well and good, and I encourage your review, but I think there is a bigger issue, and that is the value of knowledge in M&A. IT is a knowledge capacity. It is not just a tool, but through software, it represents the embedded process knowledge of an organization, and to a … [Read more...] about The Strategic Value of Knowledge in M&A
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Does Advertising Help Make Information Sources Seem More Legitimate?
I just caught myself wondering about the legitimacy of a site that I came across when researching pirates for a story I am writing. I wasn't familiar with the site, but the advertising immediately made me more comfortable with it. When I saw Best Buy, AT&T, Chase and BMW associated with article I was reading, I figured that the site was probably legit. As I started writing … [Read more...] about Does Advertising Help Make Information Sources Seem More Legitimate?
Why I Wrote Management by Design
I have never worked at a company that really thought about its workplace experience, nor one that encouraged it managers to do so. We praise design in everything else, but the places where we spend our days, we leave under designed. Management by Design was written to address this issue. It outlines a methodology that I created over a three year period. The methodology guides … [Read more...] about Why I Wrote Management by Design
VR Education: 5 Reasons to Integrate (more) Virtual Reality into Learning Now
VR Education: Exploring Reasons to Increase Using in Learning As costs for education continue to increase: human capital costs and real estate costs (and its related costs of energy and maintenance), virtual reality environments may well prove the valve that allows expansion without bankruptcy. Consider these five ideas (and look for a special bonus at the bottom). Costs. … [Read more...] about VR Education: 5 Reasons to Integrate (more) Virtual Reality into Learning Now
Internet Evolution: Microsoft’s Missing the Boat on Kinect for Office
Here's my conclusion: Microsoft argues that its divisions are more innovative together than apart. Kinect presents an opportunity for this cross-fertilization to manifest itself. Perhaps if Microsoft can get its business units to work better together we will see a bit more out of its anemic stock, a little more fire in the eyes of its employees, and a little more respect … [Read more...] about Internet Evolution: Microsoft’s Missing the Boat on Kinect for Office
