I recently co-authored a paper on why scenario planning is a necessary tool for developing dynamic strategy in healthcare, now more than ever.
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In an article on NewCo Shift about business uncertainties that have been created or exasperated by the Trump administration, I discuss three big ones (of many).
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See my latest piece about the political and ethical questions about the right to collect data from space.
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In our recent article on Quartz, we ponder what kind of political, economic, and ethical landscape will shape the business of big data in the future.
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Matt's recent article on Quartz speculates on the more granular debates we are going to have when our things connect and collide using predetermined algorithms.
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Steve Weber expands on comments around the Pew Future of the Internet Report. The 'free and open' Internet is at risk -- but it has always been at risk. There's a lot of good news to go along with the frightened rhetoric in the otherwise excellent Pew Report. Let's not overdo the pessimism.
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Read Steve Weber's interview with InformationWeek about the pitfalls of viewing Big Data as just a tool and technology.
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The confusion by students and parents about the value of higher education is leading to some new dynamics and alternatives in education In turn, this is creating some new uncertainties in the business world's race for talent.
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The debate over what the FCC should do in regards to net neutrality is getting a lot of coverage these days. Turns out, this is just one of a number of more broadly impacting policy issues that are about to come under the microscope of public debate and government action (or, inaction…which itself is also a choice), as the Internet and the “online” economy of digital goods and services re-integrates with the “offline” or “real” economy.
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Russian geopolitical strategy is creating friction for US-based multinationals. There’s going to be more of it coming in the next few years. And not only from Russia, as other emerging market governments and multinationals wield political and military power, not market power, because that’s what they have to work with.
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Public debates about policy often focus on trying to explain why a particular approach will make the ‘whole system’ work better. It’s become almost a necessity of public debate—at least in the US—to assert that a big idea reform proposal is a ‘win-win.’ But, ironically, this attitude gets in the way of both the technical and social innovation that the position is trying to foster. Putting trade-offs in the foreground is not only more honest, but ultimately better for growth.
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The sharing of observations about the world has always been a fundamental part of the scenario development process. It's one of the main reasons we do the work we do. This is a place to continue those exchanges and conversations.
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