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by Brad Kenney Nov. 18, 2011

America Still Manufactures At Least 17 Great Things

... 18 if you count "Top 10" lists. I came across two lists -- one from CBS and one from The Street -- that both purported to describe the top 10....More
by Brad Kenney Nov. 14, 2011

The Robots Are Coming. Whose Job Will They Take Now?

Video going round and round the Google Plus rounds today of what is apparently the latest model of humanoid robot from Japan. Consensus is, A) it's....More
by Brad Kenney Nov. 7, 2011

Digital Price Tags - The Antidote To Price Transparency?

A couple quick musings inspired by a Google Plus discussion. (If you haven't seen G+ yet, you can look me up and join the discussion here.) Noted....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 27, 2011

Chinese Government Bans Search Terms For Occupy Wall Street

Interesting bit of news out of China Digital Times, which has launched a crowdsourced investigation into exactly how and where the Chinese government....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 25, 2011

Cool Thing Of The Day: Exploded Diagram Of VW Bug ... In An Art Gallery

Every once in a while, I come across something tangential to my real mission in this blog (next-gen marketing and emerging technology) but....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 20, 2011

Web Browsing While At Work Boosts Productivity, Morale

A recent WSJ story highlighted a research management paper entitled "Impact of Cyberloafing on Psychological Engagement" which surfaced the following....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 14, 2011

Innovation Of The Day: Smartphone Hologram Generator

Today's emerging technology story showcases yet again how the natural evolution of a product category can be accelerated by a determined crowd of....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 10, 2011

Manufacturers Rule "Recession-Proof" List

The insight-mongers over at 24/7WallSt recently pulled together a list of what they consider to be America's "recession-proof" companies, and despite....More
by Brad Kenney Oct. 5, 2011

Five Manufacturers Make Top 25 Companies For Careers

The salary crowdsourcing site Glassdoor has released a list of the top 25 corporations, as ranked by the employees themselves, based on a list of....More
by Brad Kenney Sep. 30, 2011

Cool Thing Of The Day: Time-Lapse Video Of Lego Ford Explorer

The building of the Ford "Lego logo" is especially cool. Without further comment:....More
by Brad Kenney Sep. 22, 2011

Are You On LinkedIn? Then Know That They're Watching You

Word to the wise: oversharing has its price. And if you're in a position of responsibility in a large company, consider yourself on notice that you'....More
by Brad Kenney Sep. 15, 2011

Innovation Of The Day: iPad Controlled Hovercraft/Copter

Those of us who grew up in the Atari era realize that videogames have gotten an entire order of magnitude more complex over the years. This....More
by Brad Kenney Sep. 8, 2011

17 Profitable Products Invented By Accident

Here's a great rundown by TheStreet.com of some of the most surprising (and profitable) "happy accidents" in the history of manufacturing. The list....More
by Brad Kenney Sep. 5, 2011

MBA 101 -- Calculating Customer Lifetime Value? You Could Do Worse Than Starbucks

Everyone's favorite (or, at least by market size, most everyone's favorite) coffee chain gets a shout out via Fast Company for its CLV calculations....More
by Brad Kenney Aug. 16, 2011

Starbucks CEO: Businesses Should Withhold Political Donations Until Politicians Grow Up

I like this guy -- and it's not just for the coffee. According to a story in AFP, Howard Schultz has brewed up a plan to make politicians behave that....More
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This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!

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