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“In many cases there are times when an invention is technologically possible –- and in which it may indeed appear necessary, as the telescope may have -- but without a market the idea will not sell, and in the absence of the technical and social infrastructure to support it, the invention will not survive.” [emphasis added] James Burke, Connection s (1978) His aim was historical research; but our lens focuses on the firm -- the place you dwell (mentally and physically)

" The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. " Aesop's Fables We grew up and learned the adage, "Slow and steady wins the race.'' But in our digital environment we can't be slow. Was the lesson an anachronism? Not really. There's something deeper, at the heart of the fable -- beware overconfidence; don't lie down. Never be arrogant. That is time expended when it should be inve

And Sally and I did not know what to say. Should we tell her The things that went on there that day? Should we tell her about it? Now,...

The IDC 2021 IT predictions have been getting a lot of press lately. Per their usual, the insights are thoughtful, profound, and quite...

“ The question is not what you look at, but how you look & whether you see .”                                                                                Henry David Thoreau Journal entry , August 5, 1851 Model of Thoreau's cabin Thoreau insisted that we “simplify, simplify” and the phrase has become nearly a worn-out rag of a cliché. A pity, because its timelessness is its genius. A hundred-seventy years after Walden was penned, we wonder: are his words ana

Remote work is not It is not a "pioneering"

Two weeks -- the duration of most Agile sprints in companies today. It’s also the length of time that each reno phase was promised to Walter Fielding. Walter was the character that Tom Hanks played in the decades-old comedy The Money Pit. Trying to maintain sanity in their lives and their relationship, he and his partner Anna (Shelley Long) waded through the project from hell. "Two weeks?!!" Walter screamed in exasperation. Bludgeoned into reality, he found that “two weeks”

“I am conscious myself of a weight at my heart and a feeling of impending danger—ever present danger, which is the more terrible because...

In the Paris Louvre resides one of the most famous portraits in civilization. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is visited by nearly nine million...

"It's tough to get over it." New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton. Folks from the Big Easy still ain't easy. The angry buzz from the...