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Build to last is dead, speed rules, competency is currency. Resistance is futile.
15 June 07 05:09 PM | john.mullinax | 2 Comments   

Technorati Tags: innovation , systems thinking , adaptive , change , decision making , learning , context aware , cyborg An email exchange with a few colleauges last night, including Chris Bernard and Josh Holmes , got me thinking about the network as Read More...

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The Best Payback in Technology History... Think you know what it is???
16 February 07 04:38 AM | john.mullinax | 4 Comments   

Hmmm.... How about a giant ERP system? :-) Nope. Internet Explorer? Windows Mobile? Getting closer, but those are only "honorable mention" in my book. If you're a company with a large investments in ERP and Line of Business (LOB) applications, my vote Read More...

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Why bother with lean? Because it Rocks!!
18 January 07 12:13 AM | john.mullinax | 2 Comments   

My last post left off with the following set of questions: Why bother with lean? Really, why would we want to imitate an old and slow industry like manufacturing? Especially given it's long and steady decline in the United States. With the acceleating Read More...

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