We have seen this repeatedly over the past several decades in our own industry, and in the impact of new technology models across our economy and society.  And, regardless of whether dealing with citizens or clients, both can significantly benefit from running more efficient, collaborative organizations. . few things are pretty clear.  MORE >>

In other words, it is no longer enough for graduates to excel in functional, analytical and technical areas. Companies need the close collaboration of employees and partners around the world to successfully deliver the proper experience to their far flung local customers, and. What is the primary responsibility of a business?  MORE >>

In the industrial economy that dominated the 20th century, companies and other institutions generally had a hierarchic management structure.  The industrial age hierarchic organization, where information and decision making was concentrated with relatively few individuals at the top, has proved to be too slow and rigid.  At B-School? MORE >>

On July 22, I attended IBM’s announcement of its new generation of mainframes, the zEnterprise System in New York City.  This means that you can now integrate heterogeneous systems in the data center and manage them using the mainframe management architecture, which most everyone agrees is the most advanced in the industry.  MORE >>

That’s an important aspect of the role predictive analytics will play as social analytics evolve&#. Collaboration Communities Enterprise2.0 Over the last couple of weeks there have been a number of rather interesting and insightful blog posts that have been covering IBM’s journey to become a social business. SIE ). MORE >>