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An Endangered Species: Renaissance People

We are running out of Renaissance People, it appears. And if the trend keeps up, the pace of true innovation in technology companies may slow to a virtual crawl. According to a research study entitled “The Burden of Knowledge and the ‘Death of the Renaissance Man’: Is Innovation Getting Harder?”, presented by Ben Jones of [...]

Yahoo’s New Email Beta & Social Networking

Whoever knew that sorting email would turn out to be such a major strategic innovation? Yahoo just introduced an enhancement to their email system that does just that and it’s getting a great deal of press. Including from us, of course. Why is it getting all this publicity? The concept they say they’re introducing includes [...]

Virtual Distance

It is tough staying in close contact with all those we need to in business these days, isn’t it? Business is global of course, which means we all are dealing with an increasingly complex worldwide network of customers, regional subsidiaries, strategic partners, and consultants who are critical to our business success. The actual distance between [...]