I’m not worried about getting fired. I could get another job. If you have no fear, no one has power over you. John Maeda Speaks On RISD’s Backlash Against His Cyber-Style Leadership | Co.Design

Walmart didn’t pursue the question of what customers wanted. Instead, Walmart came up with the answer first, then asked customers to agree to it. That’s exactly the wrong thing to do, because it ignores customers while attempting to fool stakeholders into thinking that the strategy is customer-centered. Ignore the customer experience, lose a billion dollars…

We’re betting that the tragedy in Japan sets back nuclear energy in the U.S. by at least a decade. But make no mistake: That’s not because of science or facts. It’s because of politics, and an irrational fear we have of nuclear power that’s a relic of the 1950s. Infographic of the Day: Just How…

The importance of services cannot be underscored. Here’s why: To me, services are a way for hardware owners to increase engagement with their gadgets… Just as on the social web, engagement drives usage and this usage can then be monetized. Apple’s monetization is coming in the form of the increased use of its payment system,…

The idea of two separate lives, one professional and one consumer, is over. People have merged those roles in their daily lives. The enterprise requires cloud computing, connectivity, mobility, social media, open standards, and analytics, Leo Apotheker lays out his strategy for first time as HP CEO | VentureBeat

Whilst publishing house Harper Collins has placed a limit on the number of times their ebooks can be downloaded in libraries, initiatives such as this imply that ebooks could become an integral part of library services in the future. How can you help to bring digital publishing to the masses? Taiwan airport introduces world’s first…