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Observations by Tim Powell
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Counterfeits: the golden age

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 13:29
Recently I met with a team of senior research scientists from a major US corporation.  Known for its innovativeness, its products are used by most of us. I thanked them for their creativity, perseverance, and hard work.  Then I told them the bad news (which was actually why I’d been invited)…that other people had figured [...]

The knowledge archipelago

Sat, 02/06/2010 - 17:50
We’re living amidst a paradox in our relationship to information.  A recent University of California study finds that the average American consumes information for nearly 12 hours daily, sucking down about 34 GB during that time.  Yet, we are continually surprised by stock market crashes, assets bubbles…and who knows what next. We suffer from a quantity-relevance [...]

Competing in the knowledge economy

Sun, 01/03/2010 - 17:14
Happy New Year!  Loyal readers will notice the new look, feel, and features of this site.  I want to acknowledge the talents and hard work of our developer, Tyler Gore, in making this all happen. We’re also re-positioned the site.  It started life as a commercial site for the Knowledge Value Chain® and related activities.  While [...]