Microsoft looks to Office 2013 as an “modernization” it is much more a throwback than an evolutionary step forward. Although Office was just updated, 2013 breaks some things, fails to deliver in others and introduced new quirks as well — here is a list of updates that will make Office 2013 better without completely rewriting the code, and few thoughts about opportunities for a … [Read more...] about Nine Much Needed Updates to Microsoft Office
Strategy
Interesting thoughts on Scenario Planning from Branden R. Williams
Following Harvard Business Review's recent article by Angela Wilkinson and Roland Kupers, “Living in the Futures,” several bloggers have jumped in to comment on scenarios. Here is the take by Branden R. Williams, with an information security twist. This post demonstrates how much of what we take for granted actually resides in the realm of uncertainty. We need to do the same … [Read more...] about Interesting thoughts on Scenario Planning from Branden R. Williams
LEGOs, Scenario Planning & Asia
A Commentary on Forbes and Scenario Planning Here is another article, this time from Forbes (Can LEGO Snap Together A Future In Asia?), that cast doubt on the effectiveness of scenario planning in make strategic and tactical decisions. Scenario planning is just a tool, but it can provide great insight. As both a scenario planner and an analyst of knowledge … [Read more...] about LEGOs, Scenario Planning & Asia
Dutch New Worlds, Scenarios in Physical Planning and Design in the Netherlands 1970-2000
Recommended book: Dutch New Worlds, Scenarios in Physical Planning and Design in the Netherlands 1970-2000 In Brad Barnett's review of Dutch New Worlds, Scenarios in Physical Planning and Design in the Netherlands 1970-2000 he suggests that scenario planners are more concerned about models than application. I disagree. My personal experience has always focused on … [Read more...] about Dutch New Worlds, Scenarios in Physical Planning and Design in the Netherlands 1970-2000
Desperately Seeking A New Natural Satellite or Renew the Space Race and Find Our Adventurer’s Soul
Concept of Spacecraft with Asteroid Capture Mechanism Deployed-By leveraging capabilities across all of NASA, the agency is developing a first-ever mission to identify, rendezvous with, capture and redirect a small asteroid into a stable orbit in the lunar vicinity, and then send humans to visit it using the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. This mission … [Read more...] about Desperately Seeking A New Natural Satellite or Renew the Space Race and Find Our Adventurer’s Soul
