Knowledge of cognitive biases needed to sustain competitive advantage
Expand to see inline the other posts in Strategic Shifts» The Gist Gist Neuroeconomics, neurofinance, behavioral economics and so on… All the fields at the crossroad of cognitive or neuro– sciences and other scientific disciplines are increasingly productive. The academics in these fields seek to understand how the brain is processing the information needed to make a decision. As it …
The relevant user groups for targeted IT Investments (part 1)
Expand to see inline the other posts in IT Management» Cut access to Facebook? Roll-out the iPhone? Deploy wikis and blogs? All are investment decisions and all should be based on cold economic analysis. They rarely are. For a simple fact: the end-users are either indiscriminately put in one single bag (“the Employees”) or they are put into the existing …
Mac OS adoption rate in the enterprise increases and accelerates
THE GIST Gist: The business market share of Mac systems is increasing and this trend is accelerating. The current marketshare is of 4.5% (see exhibit section below).
Digital media explodes in supply
Expand to see inline the other posts in Fundamental Shifts» The Gist As the infrastructure of the Internet has been solidly put in place and the tools to create digital media dropped in price and in skills as a barrier to entry, the supply of digital media has exploded. Think YouTube, Podcasts, etc. In this series: Digital media explodes in …
MP: Announcing the MP series
In the coming weeks, a new series will begin to appear on this blog, the Macro-Principle one. It will be a series of posts outlining a MacroPrinciple (MP). Each will follow the same scheme with 5 sections: The Gist: the MP summarized in a couple of sentences. Origins: Why this MP has emerged and will stay (or not). At Stake: Why …
Add Russia to China, end of IPOs and tightening financing
Here’s the weekly piece from Stratfor that’s republishable, obviously focused on Russia. Bottom line is this: the Russians need to reaffirm now their power, seize the “window of opportunity” of US military engagements, and demonstrate its willingness to crush its periphery. Basically this or slip as a major world player. Actually, I find Stratfor a bit optimistic, as they seem …
Lesson from Gmail outage: Twitter-enabled worldwide helpdesk
2 days ago, on Monday, Gmail went down for a little less than 2 hours. If you are working for a small or medium business (SMB) and relying on Gmail for email, that outage was actually a very, very good proof that you made the right choice. The reason ? You now benefit from the best helpdesk and support services. …
McKinsey Quarterly on facebook (page)
It is probably old news (3,411 fans) but the McKinsey Quarterly has a Facebook page. The page is classically used as a means to provide readers and others a space to interact and converse, on a platform they are already used to. It complements well the more static website the publisher has. The classic benefits of establishing a presence on …
How the energy-rich rely on Schlumberger
Fairly good FT article on SLB which I’m passing on but won’t comment ;-) <blockquote cite=”http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2499aa6-5d9b-11dd-8129-000077b07658.html“> Andrew Gould is quietly becoming one of the most powerful men in the oil industry, so much so that he feels compelled to reassure the world’s biggest energy groups that he has no intention of making them redundant. “We do not, cannot and would not …
China, the Olympics and the Visa Mystery
Geopolitical events and context significantly shape and define the possibilities for other actors (including most of business organizations, and particularly start-ups). Stratfor is one of the best source for high-quality intelligence. A bit pricey, but no more than your usual newspaper subscription, and much more valuable as an investment. The following piece is both sharable and of something that’s of …
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