ABC ran a story about Santa Cruz, CA using software to help identify areas where crime may take place ( see Santa Cruz Police Using Computer Program to Predict, Prevent Crime). This kind of prediction is very different from what futurist do because it is constrained in both time and place. Those constraints are why it works. Those constraints are also the reason that short term … [Read more...] about The Problem with Prediction: How to View Santa Cruz Crime Prevention Software
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Five Things to Consider as your worry about Uncertainty and the Future of the Economy
The buzzword yesterday was uncertainty. US debt has never dropped below a AAA rating. And yet, with the move to AA+, the bond market was positive, while stocks, in companies with good earnings and huge amounts of cash, took a pounding. It is hard to make sense of what is going on unless you look beyond the headlines to some underlying realities. Here is some advice for these … [Read more...] about Five Things to Consider as your worry about Uncertainty and the Future of the Economy
Six Cautions for IT in the Cloud Planners, or Why Bernard Golden is Wrong
CIO Magazine ran a story this week (July 29, 2010) on six predictions on how cloud computing will change IT, taking it from the hodgepodge of today's options into the smooth waters of a post-cloud world where IT only has one choice. Even the opening premise leaves me flat, because as we move to a post-cloud world, some other disruption will be on the horizon which will … [Read more...] about Six Cautions for IT in the Cloud Planners, or Why Bernard Golden is Wrong
How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work
CIO just published an article titled: 4 Ways Social Media Improves Work Productivity (and 3 Ways it Doesn't) which includes the following positive items: Find information faster Improved professional networks Stress relief Improved teamwork I buy all of those. At their core is the key objective to use the available tools to improve work outcomes. CIO also … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work
Disneyland and the Industrial Age: Audio-Animatronics and the Future of Work
Buzz Lightyear is the epitome of the tireless robotic entertainment worker. A great example of Disneyland and the Industrial Age. Disneyland and the Industrial Age Below is a bit of a wandering thought piece after returning from a recent trip to Disneyland. If you don't make it through the text, here are the key points: Disneyland was built with a clear … [Read more...] about Disneyland and the Industrial Age: Audio-Animatronics and the Future of Work