Technology

Sep
05

Even in the digital business era, success requires learning, localization

In today’s digital business era, it can be easy to slip into believing that customers around the world all
2 min read
Sep
02
For good customer experience, basics first -- not tech -- are essential

For good customer experience, basics first -- not tech -- are essential

What does it take to turn an organization around from poor customer service to good… or at least better? Digital
2 min read
Mar
06

The strange sustainability of Bill Gates

You can’t fault Bill Gates for being stingy with his money or not caring about building a better future
1 min read
Jan
11

Global risks threaten to sow 'seeds of dystopia'

Leadership failure on a global scale threatens to sow “the seeds of dystopia” — a future beset by rising economic inequality,
1 min read
Jan
06

What's up with the smart-grid 'conspiracy'?

Why is smart-grid technology — smart electricity meters in particular — being met with such opposition, even fear, from some people? You
2 min read
Dec
20

Sub-atomic 'avalanche' could pave way for super solar cells

Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered a way to unleash an “avalanche” of excitons — electron-hole pairs — 1,000 times as
1 min read
Sep
01

2012 Tech Pioneers force a 'fresh' look at our future

Twenty-five fledgling enterprises around the globe have been singled out by the World Economic Forum as the most innovative technology
2 min read
Jun
23

Contest hopes innovation can revive Greek economy

Cisco is betting that a new green-energy idea or other technological innovation can help pull Greece out of its ongoing
1 min read
Jan
11

When good ideas meet bad practices

How is smart, sustainable energy and resource use like getting back to Kansas? The answer is that, like Dorothy in
2 min read
Oct
26

Can space tourism be green?

More cars, more planes, more ships all mean more pollution and more climate-impacting emissions. So it seems obvious that more
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