Posts by: Brenda Michelson

Link Collection — October 21, 2012

Some advice from Jeff Bezos by Jason Fried of 37signals “[Bezos] said people who were right a lot of the time were people who often changed their minds. He doesn’t think consistency of thought is a particularly positive trait. It’s perfectly healthy…

Data wants to flow — active information

Why, oh why, didn’t I come up this point: “Organizations that capitalize on big data stand apart [because] they pay attention to data flows as opposed to data stocks.” I highlight this concept, and the source article, in this week’s active information post: Shifting…

Link Collection — October 7, 2012

The Architect Says: A Compendium of Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom from Iconic Architects | Brain Pickings Those “other” architects… “There’s something inescapably alluring about pocket-sized compendiums of quotes by great architects and designers — take, for instance, those of Charles…

Management, change and big data — active information

In my most recent active information post, I highlight management implications of effective big data usage, as articulated in HBR article by McAfee and Brynjolfsson. An excerpt: As investment in data analysis small, big, fast is worthless without a willingness to act, Im choosing…

Link Collection — September 30, 2012

The Corporate Executive Board Says IT budgets will rise only 1.8%, leave little room for new projects – The CIO Report – WSJ CIOs need to get creative… optimize to fund innovation: “Corporate Executive Board collected 2013 IT budget projections from almost…

Link Collection — September 9, 2012

Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds | WebProNews “To get the embarrassing statistics out of the way first, the survey found that 51 percent of respondents believe that stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing. A plurality of respondents (29…

Weekend warriors rejoice: sensors to improve your game

Yes, it’d be fair to say I have vacation on the brain. This week’s active info post: “Over the years, I’ve highlighted many interesting, and even oddball, usages of sensor technology, from cow containment to mollusc-based oil spill detection. As my writing is directed at a…

Data analysis issue, or data collection issue?

The research explored in my latest active information post caught the attention of my inner retailer, figuring out why customers do the things they do: “…Sifting, cleansing and connecting disparate pieces of data to unearth a clue or two to customer behavior. Think click-stream…

Link Collection — August 5, 2012

The Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems – Technology Review Totally agree with this statement: “The key thriving in an increasingly complex world is to develop a nuanced, stable theory of interoperability.” We need to switch our thinking to systems-of-systems, in which information…

Link Collection — July 29, 2012

Skills That Will Remain in Demand In a Computer-Rich World “How do we win the “man-vs.-machine” battle? The key is not to compete, but to partner — to develop new ways of combining human skills with ever-more-powerful technology to create value. Another…
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