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A Pencil and the Wonder of Business

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:21:00 +0000

The daily struggle of keeping things moving forward makes it difficult to take a step back and appreciate the wonder of business.

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Twinkies, Fracking, and Globalization

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:16:00 +0000

The complexity of our world regularly reveals itself in both big and small ways. One of the more recent examples of how seemingly disparate elements can smash into one another and alter reality surrounds guar gum.

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Pocket Knives on Planes: Good Idea or Not?

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:03:00 +0000

It may seem, at least on the surface, a good idea. However, the law of unintended consequences is at play here.

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Innovation's Missing Ingredient

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:02:00 +0000

Count how many times you hear the word “innovation” bantered about over the next couple of days. Trust me; it’s a lot.

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Jewel Heists and Corrupt Insiders

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:09:00 +0000

The latest headline grabbing jewel heist -- this time in Belgium for at least $50 million in diamonds -- reveals once again that corrupt insiders are ubiquitous in the global supply chain.

The eight gunmen would not have been able to pull off such a precise act without a lot of help from the inside.

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OMG 6,000 Flights Cancelled!

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:35:00 +0000

In his compelling book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr makes the case that the avalanche of information available to us through multiple media channels 24/7/365 is, in fact, making us dumber.

It seems that setting context, the ability to recognize circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed, gets lost.

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The Challenge to Efficiency and Scale

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:36:00 +0000

For years, it’s been preached from the highest heights that customers have more choices at their disposal than any time in human history.

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China and Japan Threaten War: Are You Ready?

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:34:00 +0000

"War is the father of all and king of all", Heraclitus observed. War has at its heart competition, which is the driver of ideas, inventions, commerce, institutions, and nations.

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The Dreamliner and Media Hype

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:09:00 +0000

Let's hope the media doesn't go nuts with the current glitches facing the Dreamliner.

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Enjoy the Fruits of Empire, for Now

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:55:00 +0000

The best advice is to tune out the circus and enjoy the benefits of empire, at least for a little while more…

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