http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:17:47 -0700 Fri, 29 May 2009 07:47:19 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Audacious-idea-for-organizing-work?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here At a time when the President of the Society for Human Resource Management, Laurence G. O’Neil, cautions members that it may no longer be business as usual, a truly audacious idea for organizing, or perha... Fri, 29 May 2009 07:47:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Audacious-idea-for-organizing-work?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Corporate-malfeasance-not-a-surprise?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  Harvard Professor Rakesh Khurana, who teaches a doctoral seminar on management and is an expert on the CEO labor market, writes caustically that we should not be surprised at the rise of corporate malfeasance. He advocates rejuvenating intellec... Thu, 07 May 2009 09:40:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Corporate-malfeasance-not-a-surprise?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Attention-on-science-and-tecnology-vital-despite-recession?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  While corporate executives struggle with a recession-induced miasma of layoffs, plant closings, inventory reductions and balance sheet issues, there is a soft drumbeat in the background that is hazardous to ignore. Jack and Suzy Welch, in ... Mon, 04 May 2009 10:55:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Attention-on-science-and-tecnology-vital-despite-recession?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Congressman-urges-Office-of-Technology-Assessment?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  When Congress eliminated funding for The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) nineteen years ago it was described as Congress giving itself a lobotomy. Very few members of Congress are trained in science and consequently avoid the subject.&nbs... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:29:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Congressman-urges-Office-of-Technology-Assessment?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d26-Advice-from-a-humble-Warren-Buffett?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Warren Buffett A world famous investor, many would say the most successful, has joined the chorus advocating the theme of this website, “rethinking”. In this case he refers to rethinking the global economic crisis. Warren Buffet... Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:45:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d26-Advice-from-a-humble-Warren-Buffett?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Blogs-are-becoming-mainstream-media?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Blogs have been described as online diaries for anxiety-ridden teenagers. They are that, of course, but more recently they have gained respect as mainstream media. Essentially they are two-way conversations that occur on many fronts. According t... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:19:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Blogs-are-becoming-mainstream-media?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Cash-is-king-in-troubled-times?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  It has long been a truism that the art of management is knowing the right questions to ask. The key question in today’s business environment is “do you know your company’s cash position every day, even every hour?” ... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:26:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Cash-is-king-in-troubled-times?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d19-Leverage-human-intellect-on-multiple-continents?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  Michael Klayko, CEO, Brocade Communications SystemsCompanies hoping to capitalize on future advances in science and technology better learn how to leverage human intellect on multiple continents, according to a Silicon Valley CEO writing in Chi... Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:56:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d19-Leverage-human-intellect-on-multiple-continents?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Change-is-easy-to-understand-hard-to-acomplish?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  Managing organizational change is deceptively easy to understand but frustratingly difficult to accomplish according to a consultant who specializes in the field. Writing in HR Magazine, John Austin, Ph.D. states “the disconnect betw... Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:30:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Change-is-easy-to-understand-hard-to-acomplish?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d1-A-future-foretold-by-Peter-Drucker?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Peter Drucker, the professor, author and consultant who revolutionized the theory of management, was amazingly prescient, having the ability to foresee the future. He has been dead for more than three years, but his ideas live on. He was spot-on... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:57:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d1-A-future-foretold-by-Peter-Drucker?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d1-How-to-escape-being-blindsided-by-technology?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Five ways for companies to escape being blindsided by technology:Recognize that science and technology are advancing at stunning speed and can lead to a bright future for your company, or if ignored can put you out of businessRethink all aspects of y... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:32:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m4d1-How-to-escape-being-blindsided-by-technology?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Scientists-emulate-the-human-brain?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner There are exciting things happening in the field of artificial intelligence. One promising approach is reverse engineering of the brain in order to emulate biology. Contrast this technological wonderland with the linear perspective of the drivin... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:29:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Scientists-emulate-the-human-brain?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d13-Groupthink-is-a-suject-worth-revisiting?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  This is a good time to revisit the work of a Yale University psychologist who has been dead for nearly 20 years. Irving L. Janis became famous for this theory of 'groupthink’ which described the errors made by groups when taking collectiv... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:06:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d13-Groupthink-is-a-suject-worth-revisiting?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d12-A-scientific-solution-to-recharging-electronic-devices?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner Tired of recharging the numerous electronic devices that have become an esssential part of your lifestyle, and the snarl of wires involved? You can take heart in a ferment of technical development occurring at MIT where they have demonstrated wireles... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:43:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d12-A-scientific-solution-to-recharging-electronic-devices?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d11-A-futurists-view-of-the-financial-crisis?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner It was 2005 when Ray Kurzweil's startling book The Singularity is Near became a New York Times best seller. It was a scientifically documented dissertation on a time when humans will transcend biology thanks to computers of phenomenal ability to thin... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:25:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d11-A-futurists-view-of-the-financial-crisis?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Hydrogen-promises-to-take-over-from-petroleum?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner As is often the case, researchers toiling in relative obscurity in a lab somewhere have a breakthrough that touches the lives of everyone on earth. That could well be what is happening at the University of Dayton, in Ohio, where an engineerig profess... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:19:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Hydrogen-promises-to-take-over-from-petroleum?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d8-An-obscure-word-keeps-cropping-up-in-business?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner From a business perspective it is becoming increasingly important to understand the obstacles to change, the psychology of change, what works and what doesn't, according to the new book Rethinking the Corporation. Hard wired in the human brain is wha... Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:31:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m2d8-An-obscure-word-keeps-cropping-up-in-business?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d31-The-debate-about-global-warming-gets-nasty?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  Dueling experts on the subject of global warming, or climate change if you prefer, bring to mind Will Rogers oft-quoted riposte, “It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us in trouble. It’s the things we know ... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:05:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d31-The-debate-about-global-warming-gets-nasty?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Health-care-information-technology-gets-a-20-billion-boost?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner When your doctor greets you in the examining room he or she probably will have a notebook computer in hand. If that is not the case now it soon will be.The lawmakers in Washington are committed to a digital health care system and are backing that com... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:35:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d29-Health-care-information-technology-gets-a-20-billion-boost?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Computers-more-intelligent-than-human-beings?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner  Computers that are more intelligent than human beings may seem like science fiction, and have been featured by sci-fi writers, but there is an undercurrent of reality that has the attention of savvy business people.It is worth noting what Bill ... Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:35:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2036-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Computers-more-intelligent-than-human-beings?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Business-Technology-Examiner