Articles on politics and current affairs

The End of an Era
January 2005

George W. Bush could be the last Republican president, as reality catches up with his agenda, and shows convincingly that his ideology and reality do not match. At least we can hope so ....

The Survival Guide for Democrats
January 2005

Having largely misunderstood the key political lessons of the last 25 years, the Democrats now find themselves in a new and unpleasant situation - firmly entrenched as the minority.   As they think about how rebuild their party, here are four survival tips for them to keep in mind over the next four tough years.

America at War  
Business Digest, September 2003
When Europeans gaze across the Atlantic at their young cousin that is America, it seems that they experience a mixture of confusion, disgust, admiration, and despair.   Confusion, at America's inconsistencies and immaturity; disgust with American hypocrisy and ignorance; admiration at what America is able to accomplish; and despair at the misuse of a power so great ...

Chaos in Paradise:  California Madness of California Genius?
Business Digest, September 2003
Has California gone mad, or is genius at work here?   This is something we're all wondering, as California willingly plunges into chaos and undertakes a risky and highly unusual experiment in direct democracy ...

The Perfect President
I don't know about you, but I'm already fed up with the presidential campaign ...

Cause and ... Oops:   Making the Connection
Did you think about running for governor of California?   I did too, for a few minutes anyway.   What a great thing to have on my resume - "former candidate for governor of California!" ...

 
 
 
 
   

The Future of War
Along with everything else that's changing around us in the modern world [or is it postmodern?], it seems that after many centuries of almost unrelenting state-sponsored violence, Europe has lost its taste for territorial war ...

 

Articles on business topics

Heart of the Matter 
Learning and Training Innovations, May 2003
Designing the American Heart Association's
"Health Coach System" through online and face-to-face collaboration ...

Bottom-Line Oriented Innovation
Every business has some forms of competitive advantage, whether they are size, location, product mix, technology, customer relationships, or many others.   But no matter what advantages a business has today, sooner or later changes in the marketplace cause every competitive advantage to degrade.   When this happens, yesterday's advantage may mean nothing ...

Design for Innovation 
Knowledge Management Magazine, February 1999

Employees define collaborative space at HP R&D facility
Laboratory Design Newsletter, May 1999

Important Steps to Keeping Your Intranet Sticky
Intranet Journal, July 2002

Books

Fourth Generation R&D
Managing Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation
Co-authored with William L. Miller
Editions in South Korea, China, and Malaysia

Managing the Evolving Corporation

The Knowledge Channel
Corporate Strategies for the Internet
Editions in France and Japan

Book Reviews

The Paradox of American Power
by Joseph Nye
Joseph Nye has written a book for an audience of one.   Unfortunately, that person is also the one who is least likely to read it ...

White Papers

Business Model Warfare

Social Design:  The Link Between Facility Design, Organization Design, and Corporate Strategy

The Path to Innovation

Creating Innovation

Hidden Dimensions of InnovationQuest

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