Archive for June, 2008

How to be a social provocateur

As per Josh Bernoff, “Companies are like organisms with immune systems. If you’re a change agent, you’re the antigen. Your company wants to reject you, and it’s got lots of systems to block that – accounting systems, legal systems, management hierarchies, policies and procedures. Social applications and their champions run afoul of this all the [...]

Business, Social

Creative Intelligence

Intelligence is not all about cool gadgets and super-macho action figures. Infact, it’s a lot like the fight against mosquitoes. Jane Mayer talks with Eric Haseltine, the former chief technology officer of the U.S. intelligence community about how the right mixture of technology, mathematics and analytical skills have led to successful missions against terrorism, and what businesses can learn. About [...]

Business, Technology

Green City

San Francisco has made great progress towards becoming a “Green City”. Voluntary programs like “Green Business” that encourage businesses to take proactive actions that are good for their bottomline and the environment, is just another example of the city’s innovative approaches towards greening. Mayor Gavin Newsom talks with Dana Goodyear on what it means to [...]

Business, Innovation, Technology