'Consider the possibility that all the big companies talking about what they can do with Big Data is just the sound of the old mainframe business saying it can do it all — again — when individuals will end up doing more. That’s because each time inventions mothered the necessity of individuals doing more. Or a choice of them. See ya there. MORE >>

'I was asked: " I was wondering how they might work with the Humanities, as I teach Seventeenth-Century Literature, Shakespeare and other related subjects, which require research papers and final examinations. Multiple-choice evaluation, as in science, is easily taken care of electronically, but not in humanities. How large is enough? MORE >>

'A couple recent articles, one in the WSJ by Dennis Berman and one in the NYT by Eduardo Porter , have raised the question of why all the amazing technologies we have these days aren’t showing up more strongly in the productivity and GDP growth statistics. This is both a really important question, and one that misses the point. Says “Dr. MORE >>

'The ability to learn is the only lasting competitive advantage for any organization. Hyper-connected work environments require people with better sense-making, collaboration, and cooperation skills. Social learning plays a significant role in this. Democratic workplaces that foster trust can share knowledge better and faster. Collaborative Work. MORE >>

Did I give up on giving up on corporate email? Did I get tired of it and moved back to email? Was the experiment a total failure? Did I get tired of it and move on to something else? What happened? Well, nothing and a lot! The movement is still alive and kicking. People do. We are the ones who should, and need!, to break that chain. Well, wrong! . MORE >>