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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Global Problem Solving? Stephen Harper Defends The Status Quo
Although Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech on Thursday in Davos was received well, many of the delegates that I spoke with told me they thought Harper’s vision was too blinkered. With the conspicuous exception … Read more
Davos: Nike And Partners Launch The GreenXchange
I mentioned in an earlier post that the World Economic Forum in Davos can be a catalyst for great ideas, and one example is the GreenXchange conceived by Nike. Nike formally launched the Xchange Wednesday … Read more
Canadians Friend Democracy On Facebook
Many years ago I fearlessly founded the facebook group “Joining Facebook Groups is My Way of Changing the World.” This past weekend my sarcastic cause lost a bit of steam as facebook contributed in earnest … Read more
Digitizing Davos
Notwithstanding that some very good things will likely happen at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, it’s tough to solve the world’s problems in a week. A couple of years ago the Forum’s … Read more
Davos 2010: The World Is Broken
As a Fellow of the World Economic Forum, I’ve been attending the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland for a dozen years. But I’ve never anticipated the event more than this year (Jan. 27-31). The theme … Read more
What You Need, When You Need It: How Context-aware Machines Will Change How We Access Information
Getting the right information, to the right people, at the right time, requires a better understanding of the context in which information is shared. Sounds obvious, right? But, if you think about how enterprises manage … Read more
Carpong: Riding With Your SMS On
“Have you ever wanted to say something to the driver of the car in front of you? Maybe tell him he is a lunatic behind the wheel?” Yes. “Or tell that girl in the car … Read more
Democratizing Credit Card Payments: The Good, The Bad, And The Disruptive
A variety of technologies have recently been released that promise to democratize the receipt of credit card payments; Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Square being the one generating the most buzz. Other notable entrants include Verifone … Read more
Naming The New Book
Dear Friends of Wikinomics, As you may have noticed due to a technical glitch your posts just appeared in the last hour on wikinomics.com. We have moved all these comments to the main discussion at … Read more
Age Lines On Facebook?
Is Facebook fading in importance, in particular among the very people who used to be its target market: college students and recent graduates? I had a beer with my 25-year-old daughter Jen and Laura, her … Read more