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Competing with Robots

Competing with Robots

Competing with Robots During the late 1990s business and industry began to panic over the issues surrounding Y2K, which later turned out to be mostly manufactured fear. In the chaotic world around us, it has become increasingly difficult to separate genuine problems...
Building Remarkable Communities of the Future

Building Remarkable Communities of the Future

Building Remarkable Communities of the Future In the late 1980s I was still working at IBM, but had taken on a number of side projects to expand my horizons. One of those projects was working with the City of Denver on the redevelopment of Stapleton Airport. At the...
Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents

Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents

Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents In July, David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced expansion plans for the USPTO that would involve opening satellite offices in Denver, Dallas, and San Francisco. These coupled with the...
False Wisdom of Crowds

False Wisdom of Crowds

False Wisdom of Crowds If you had a choice of flying from Boston to San Diego in a plane piloted by a single machine or the combined intelligence of 3,000 people, which would you choose? Perhaps you would want more information before making that decision. If the...
The Threat of a Jobless World

The Threat of a Jobless World

The Threat of a Jobless World People are seriously worried. I’ve been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that...