Category Archives: technology management

Technology Strategy 101: Competing technologies… Friend or foe?

With the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, you may have observed jabs between Apple and Adobe regarding the support of Flash Video on Apple’s iPod/iPhone/iPad platform. Though this article is not about this specific dispute, it has been inspired by the … Continue reading

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Seeing Software Through Your Customers’ Emotions

The 2009 FIRST LEGO League competition is behind us. As a coach, it has been an amazing experience of the good and the not so good. We learned tons, especially about how to deal with frustrations spawned from having to … Continue reading

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Mgmt 101: Lesson in engineering management with LEGOs

A brilliant spectrum of reds, yellows and greens… That is what I see out of my office window, and I realize that it has been a while since I posted. This is party due to my summer vacation, but mostly … Continue reading

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Close the gap between R&D and Customer Support

Note: This article is written from the perspective of technology development and leading R&D teams. Developing technology is a relatively simple task when compared to the challenge of getting it diffused and adopted throughout the intended ecosystem. Although there are … Continue reading

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Resources: Connectivity and technology adoption around the world

Ever wondered what connectivity means around the world? How mobile technologies have impacted or influenced developing worlds? Thanks to Putting People First for pointing out the Round. The World. Connected. A video series  as well as the MMD4D blog by Mira Slavova that is focused … Continue reading

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