-
Viodi View – 11/23/11
If Innovation is the driver of economic growth, then what is necessary to spark innovation? Is there a recipe that a society can use to create a culture of innovation? Do apps count as innovation or is innovation associated with breakthroughs in basic research? Silicon Valley has been a center of innovation for decades and…
-
MIT President on How to Improve America’s Innovation Economy
Introduction and Overview Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, spoke to a sold out crowd at the November 9, 2011 Commonwealth Club meeting in Santa Clara, CA. The topic discussed is very dear to this author: “Revving Up America’s Innovation Engine.” Ms. Hockfield is a noted neuroscientist whose research has focused on the development of the…
-
Viodi View – 11/09/11
Tom Peters had it right some 20+ years ago when he suggested that the work force would be shifting away from a static, hierarchical structure to one shaped by dynamic teams that form out of a need and disband when the need goes away. As I recall, or maybe as I infer through the lens…
-
Social Stories of Folly and Frustration
Facebook Follies Just how valuable are those fleeting Facebooks posts so many businesses use to promote their product or message? The messages quickly disappear into a blog scroll longer than the Mississippi – with locks and dam obstacles to discourage anyone from ever trying to find significant information- so they tend to be more like…
-
Nov 9 IEEE ComSocSCV meeting: on Video Distribution in the Home!
Our Nov 9th meeting in Santa Clara, CA will feature 3 speakers, a panel discussion and a DiiVA demo during our networking session from 6pm to 6:30pm. A few years ago many (including this author) thought that IEEE 802.11n would dominate home networking, including video transport within the home. That clearly has not happened and a lot…
Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley