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The “WIKiD Tools” Forecasting Method

Submitted by Dan Robles June 3rd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »

WIKiD stands for Wisdom, Innovation, Knowledge, Information, and Data. All five of these elements are related to each other – in fact, each is derived from the prior element. So If I want to predict innovation, I look for high rates of change of knowledge that integrate the tools of the knowledge economy. …and so on for all five elements as needed.

Let’s Argue About Productivity Instead

Submitted by Dan Robles May 22nd, 2010 - 12:00. No Comments »

Many arguments rage because of poor definitions to terms. If people cannot agree on a definition, they will not agree on much else. A definition should be definitive – here I will tackle 5 of the most elusive definitions that are at the center of much, if not all, global controversy: Data, Information, knowledge, innovation, wisdom

Are Airline Pricing Strategies Antisocial?

Submitted by Dan Robles March 30th, 2010 - 12:00. No Comments »

The poster child for ancillary fees is none other than Ryan Airlines for going far and beyond the line of duty in treating their passengers like, well, how one would treat a mushroom, I suppose.

I’d Like To See A Social Currency Option

Submitted by Dan Robles March 23rd, 2010 - 12:21. No Comments »

Regardless of what you call it, all social currencies have a very unique characteristic that differentiates them from a financial currency. Social currencies reward high integrity and punish low integrity.

Integration Nation

Submitted by Dan Robles March 3rd, 2010 - 13:47. No Comments »

Then, out of the blue, the economy starts to disappear into thin air and nobody knows where all the “Market Value” has gone. Trying to “control the message” is like trying to control the temperature of the room by turning the thermostat with all the windows open. The Dollar is disappearing – but where is it disappearing to?

Time Spent on Social Networks up 82% Around the World

Submitted by Brian Solis February 25th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »

Nielsen recently released a new report that officially documents what many of us already know, just never substantiated through data. According to a study published at the end of January 2010, Nielsen observed the online social activity of consumers around the world and discovered an 82% increase in time spent on social networking sites in [...]

The New Definition of Innovation

Submitted by Dan Robles February 9th, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »

I have seen Corporate executives glow red in the face shouting down top talent with an outstretched index finger belching out; “It’s not innovation unless you can show me the money!”

Dollar vs. Rallod; A Mirror Image Economy

Submitted by Dan Robles February 2nd, 2010 - 01:00. No Comments »

Therefore, debt and innovation are blood brothers or mirror images of the other – they are both “currencies” (means of storing value) backed by future productivity. We can build a new economy around this concept which effectively weeds out the bad parts and keeps the good parts of the institutions and infrastructure that are already in place.

A “Mine” Attitude Will Keep You Under Ground

Submitted by Mike Sansone January 31st, 2010 - 12:00. 1 Comment »

“Mine” That attitude has sunk many business ideas in recent years. Maybe it worked in times past — but then again, maybe it didn’t. These days, a “mine” attitude will slow you down and keep you underground. A collaborative spirit,…