Tag Archives: Societal Impacts

8 New Jobs People Will Have In 2025

New technology will eradicate some jobs, change others, and create whole new categories of employment. Innovation causes a churn in the job market, and this time around the churn is particularly large–from cheap sensors (creating “an Internet of things“) to … Continue reading

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DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans

Yet another method for assessing impact, this one geared specifically toward the impact of digital resources: DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans. The ‘Balanced Value Impact Model’ defines impact … Continue reading

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Occupy Impact – the 1st Annual CASRAI International Conference | CASRAI

These guys are on the right track, if you ask me! We feel the ‘occupy’ meme fits the subject well. In our case occupy is not about protest or revolution. It is about getting inside a difficult issue and tackling … Continue reading

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Amazon vs. Apple: Competing Ecosystem Strategies

This shift from products to solutions matters to everyone. In industries ranging from consumer electronics to construction and from media to mining, the firms seizing the lead are those that can best align ecosystems of offers and partners. An interesting … Continue reading

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