When you think about major healthcare system players does the name IBM come to mind? Probably not, but maybe it should at least as we move into the future. Four years ago Big Blue opened a department on life science to develop the growing market for high-power computing in research. Now they’ve consolidated it with their medical care branch, and, ...

Fast Company has done a retrospective of sorts about the lessons of the “New Economy.” And why not; FC along with Wired, was one of the foremost proponents of the New Economy hype. Their name is ample testimony to that. My impression is the magazine has barely survived the bust. There are some reflections on what the truth turned out ...

The McKinsey Quarterly: Building better foundations An update on some current issues in philanthropy, especially as they apply to foundations. This may require registration (free), so if you want a PDF copy send me an e-mail.

Ever since I attended a conference on accelerating change last September I’ve been asking myself if change is really accelerating or if it just seems that way. I’ve reached a conclusion: it’s accelerating.