Internet Economy ⁽²⁵⁾

In principle I think this is a great idea. Big data is transforming industry after industry as well as scientific enquiry and bringing this power to bear on the health of the nation is a noble goal. Unfortunately, the implementation of the scheme was a…

I've spent the past couple of hours going through my feed reader catching up on all the stories I've missed over the past week or so and I was struck by the enormous number and inventiveness of the new apps and hardware being reported on.

A man came to the door last night to try to sell me a framed photograph of my house taken from his light plane. Fifteen years ago, a couple of years after we moved in, the same thing happened. That time I was fascinated to…

Large organisations find it so hard to innovate, according to Dr. Jeanne M. Liedtka, because of the "physics of growth". Dr Liedtka, who is currently running an MOOC on Design Thinking which I am taking, says there are critical differences in the way VCs and large…

The FT ran an article last month which resonated considerably with me. The thrust of the piece was that lengthy goodbyes are not good for business. What is the point of these lengthy handovers? Once your departure is announced, your authority leaves with it. Your…