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The Military Recruit |
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According to most reports in the media, the military’s biggest personnel problem is a shortage of recruits. The Army fell significantly short of its recruiting targets every month from February through May. It only met its goal for June after it lowered the target. |
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Technology Moves Us |
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In The Matrix movie trilogy, humans were plugged into a powerful computer that created sensory experiences that existed only in their minds. It appears that the Sony Corporation is quietly working on a project intended to make the Matrix a reality. Five years ago, the Japanese entertainment company filed a patent for a method of firing ultrasound pulses at a person’s brain. |
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A New Social Contrac |
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The implications of the political realignment we’ve been discussing will be much more pervasive than most people yet realize. Why? Because pressure has been building for a new social contract ever since the realignment of 1968. |
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I Spy |
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Today, the basis of competitive advantage has changed. The dominant company in any industry is not necessarily the one with the greatest capital, the most efficient factories, or the best access to raw materials. Instead, winning companies are those with the richest knowledge ?knowledge about their customers, potential customers, suppliers, technologies, and competitors. |
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Move Fast and Break |
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| Jonathan Taplin |
ǻ | Back Bay Books |
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