Why is it so difficult to bring new technology to health care? One of the reasons is economic. To argue this case, Al Erisman looks at two other industries where technology brings great advantage, and look at the underlying economic model governing this deployment.
Suppose you have decided that the job market is tough, and you want to start your own business. There is a lot of information on what investors are looking for and how to approach them for funding, including two iconoclastic views from Guy Kawasaki and Collin Timms in this issue of Ethix. But there remains …
Thinking about the role of the cell phone in 21st-century communications.
A discussion of three interrelated areas, rooted in technology, that the two disasters (economic crisis of 2008-09 and the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster of 2010) have in common …
We have unprecedented availability to data today, and yet are polarized over many very important issues. Data is at the heart of each side’s argument. How can this be?
New technologies offer new capabilities. We must create thoughtful, appropriate uses that deal with both the upsides and the downsides that come from these tools.
Al Erisman shows that we are a long way from realizing the benefits of current technology. He brings a warning to those who might assume they can trust a “smart” system to give them what is advertised.
The current banking and financial crisis that has crippled the world, destroyed jobs, and offers no easy out has led to calls for a new kind of capitalism.
In an age of technology, does physical proximity still matter in business? For some things, probably not. Reverse auctions have made strong inroads into the business purchase of commodities such as paper. General Electric, for example, buys such commodities, not through a relationship with a preferred provider, but through the supplier offering the lowest price …
We are hearing conflicting messages these days. Anybody notice? With all of the talk about economic stimulus, we are told we need to get more money in people’s hands so they will get out and spend it, revving the economy and helping small businesses survive. Putting this money in savings would only further compound the …
