The Economist suggests that America’s economic difficulties are mostly political. In fact, this article goes as far as saying that American capitalism is as spirited as ever. Who would have thought that the latest boom would be in an old, declining industry like oil and gas? Indeed, after the 2007-2008 recession, the American economy is slowly…
As the Economist explains, the entrepreneurs of new technologies like to flock together – and the place they are now clustering is the middle of a desert. More specifically, the Mojave desert – America’s main centre for experimental military flights. These individuals, who have now come to be known as New Space, are a curious…
The Economist poses an important and pressing question: Can American labour policies face the challenge of long-term joblessness? As a matter of fact, statistics reveal that a far larger share of Americans remain out of work now than when the recession began in 2007. In November 2013 America’s unemployment rate was 7.0% – 2 percent…
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Privacy economist, Alessandro Acquisti studies the behavioral economics of privacy (and information security) in social networks. In this thought-provoking, slightly chilling talk TED talk, he explains how and why the line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and in real life. He shares details of recent and ongoing research — including…
Those of you who read my articles and follow my missives on social media know that I more often write of the “soft-side” – the “human endeavor” – of Operational Excellence, rather than the forensic details of the tools (including those of Lean Six-Sigma and the like). I do this mostly because I feel that…
I’ve been on numerous plants tours over the past few decades. Eventually the tour winds up in either the warehouse or stockroom or both. At some point, I’ll ask whether they’re tight on space and inevitably the answer will be something like “always”, or “we never have enough”, or the real killer “yes, but we…
