Is Quantum Physics a religion?  There are many similarities.  Quantum physics tries to explain the nature of the universe, the ultimate answer to the question of where do we come from and how does it all work?  Both are filled with deep mystery and require tremendous faith to reconcile its concepts with our everyday…

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In the 1980s the business drumbeat sung to the tune of "better, faster, cheaper."  In the 1990s, the Internet augmented this cadence to "free, perfect and now."  Who knows, what tomorrow will bring, maybe it'll be "superior value, available everywhere, just when you need it.".  

What I do know is that in order to get there, we'll all be looking for the same thing, a shortcut.  Take a…

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Out of 7 billion human entities on the planet earth, National Geographic recently crunched the numbers and defined the demographic profile of the world's most typical person.  Surprise, it's me!  Well, I may be about 14 years older than the real Mr. Typical, but I have just about all the other qualities (except…

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“Innovation” is a nebulous term that business pundits bandy about with reckless abandon.  Perhaps at one time it held a narrower and truer meaning, but years of human handling have converted it to almost a non-word through years of misapplication, like a child’s use of the word “fairness.”  Many people treat innovation as if there was an objective innovation detector that lights up and audibly…

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Marty McFly and Doc Brown just recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the hit movie, Back to the Future. To mark this occasion, I recently focused my column in… Continue