I hope you enjoyed the "first period" of this blog article. If you have not read it, you can click here. Crucial Un-Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence is built from its own cognitive learning process coupled with massive storage and computing power to complete an analysis much … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence — The Challenge of Earned Intelligence and Technology Integration (Part II)
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Artificial Intelligence – The Challenge of Earned Intelligence and Technology Integration
Artificial intelligence is on the train track. The wave has begun in the arena. It cannot be stopped! A Hockey Game versus A Strategy of Process and Individual Intelligence We are in TD Garden and watching the wave! A hockey club parallels many characteristics in business. OK … what … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence – The Challenge of Earned Intelligence and Technology Integration
Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box
Or did they lock it? Remember when people said that videocassettes and DVDs would destroy movie theaters, well the U.S. Government “un-did” what they enacted over seven decades ago. What do technology and the Justice Department have in common? Probably the perfect storm (and maybe … [Read more...] about Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box
Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box — The Sequel
Or did they lock it? Remember when people said that videocassettes and DVDs would destroy movie theaters, well the U.S. Government “un-did” what they enacted over seven decades ago. A continuation of the previous post. The Future? The independent theater operators (and drive ins) … [Read more...] about Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box — The Sequel
A New Disruption Has Been Brewed — Unplanned in Nature
We have all heard the catch phrases ... the new norm, things may never return to the normal, business offices are doomed, "Zooming", WFH (know what that is?), religious services on YouTube, etc. We are dealing with disruption of our daily lives due to the pandemic. However, did you observe … [Read more...] about A New Disruption Has Been Brewed — Unplanned in Nature
Un-Boxing the Myth About Project Scope
So how many times have you heard … “We need to think out of the box!”? Probably more times and meetings that can be counted. No, this will not be another article about leadership and strategic thinking. A few weeks ago, I hired someone to complete some yard and lawn tasks that I quite … [Read more...] about Un-Boxing the Myth About Project Scope
Does Amazon Have The Prescription Right?
If you talk to many people in the retail "brick and mortar" industry (and maybe publishing), they will probably tell you that Amazon is the new "evil empire" – ousting Walmart. The reason why retail is losing money, closing stores, malls becoming inhabited and general despair. In the mid-1990s of … [Read more...] about Does Amazon Have The Prescription Right?
Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II
So you read the previous article of Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods. More to quench your business and technology appetite (don't worry, no calories). Amazon's one Achilles Heel (yes, they have one). Delivering fresh and perishable food is a much different operational activity commodity than … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II
Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?
OK, I guess that I had a premeditation moment in early May. Posting a blog article suggesting that Amazon should purchase one of the cable shopping channels and add it to its retail portfolio. I was "close" :-). Think about this ... probably for the first time in its history ... the retail … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?
Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?
This idea has been rolling around in my head for about two months (yes a scary thing!). And, finally transferred it to paper (or in this case, a blog). Clearly, Amazon has transformed retailing by inventing the pure play concept of online retailing. The Amazon Effect is clear ... … [Read more...] about Should Amazon Plug Into Cable?