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Nov 02
2019 Five Transformational Technologies Remaking Manufacturers When I first attended the Hannover Fair, the “who’s who” of industrial automation showcased mostly homegrown solutions based on proprietary technologies. That was 12 years ago, and none of the… Read More
Nov 02
2019 Five Transformational Technologies Remaking Manufacturers When I first attended the Hannover Fair, the “who’s who” of industrial automation showcased… Read More
Jul 11
2019 The Transformational Value Of Connecting Technology And People, Part 1: Agriculture My older son, a journalist, and I have spirited conversations over whether technology can… Read More
Jun 07
2019 Rethink Corporate Social Responsibility and Turn Social Good Into a Business KPI Over the past few decades, big businesses have done a decent job releasing annual… Read More
Apr 19
2019 Today’s IoT Opportunity: B2B or B2C? With Alexa, Google Home, smart TVs and connected cars, consumer IoT applications are getting… Read More
Mar 07
2019 Tech Must Embrace Teamwork to Transform the World Despite the proliferation of technology that was once only dreamed of in science-fiction movies,… Read More
Mar 05
2019 Is Blockchain Ready for Primetime? Why a supporting cast of IoT tech will put this distributed ledger in the… Read More
Mar 04
2019 10 Small Steps to Make Your Big IoT Dream a Reality “Dream big, start small.” This may sound like a clichéd phrase from a motivational… Read More
Feb 21
2019 A Brave New World: Resolutions For Embracing The Co-Economy In 2019 It’s that time of year when technology pundits across industries pull together their best… Read More
Feb 15
2019 Inside the “Hive-Mind”: How AI-Powered Drone “Swarms” Can Benefit Society There has been a lot of hype recently around emerging technologies from the Internet… Read More
Jan 17
2019 The H2O Epidemic: Can Tech Solve Our Water Woes? A recent trip to Africa fueled my thinking about some of the world’s broader… Read More
Dec 03
2018 Blockchain Fact vs. Fiction: A Reality Check for Businesses A few months ago, I wrote a piece dispelling some of the most common… Read More
Nov 23
2018 Dancing in the Co-Economy: Are you Square Dancing or Foxtrotting? Have you ever been to a fast-moving square dance? Partners dance together, spin around… Read More