Do We Have What it Takes?
Been thinking a lot about generative AI and its implications. How can we not? The onslaught is everywhere. Each day we scan the headlines…
Data in My Science
Speaking at a client’s board meeting earlier this summer, one of the topics that came up was the scholarly communications arena and what’s…
Transparency & Trust
We are hot on the trails of all things AI, analyzing recent regulations and legal affairs and now case studies across the board and in…
OOO and O
Out of office and offline — colleagues, please remember as we wrap up the summer that it’s time to UNPLUG when you go on holiday or…
The Journey to Intelligent Work
When ChatGPT hit the airwaves earlier this year, we pivoted a lot of our research agenda just as we did with Covid. While AI has been…
Gone Fishing
Decided to take a hiatus from Instagram for a while until the dust settles and we have some truth about what happened with our sensitive…
The Intention Economy
From: Chuck Richard Date: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 6:13 AM To: Anthea Stratigos Subject: The Intention Economy
Real Men Don’t Need Leads
And they don’t need to commit crimes for them either. Mark Zuckerberg, shame on you and shame on the culture you’ve fostered that would…
Title Convergence
Our colleague in the UK laughs at US titles and the myriad initials we use to represent them. “You Americans,” he chuckles when he hears…
RTO
So much to write about this week and so little time. Do I write about the emergence of new titles in our industry, like CPTO? Cracks in the…
Relationships Matter
So, in over the transom came this on Monday morning on top of an email I wrote in January 2008:
Operating Metrics
Over the years we’ve shared the story of Outsell’s genesis; I was a senior officer working for a software-enabled information company in…
Good News
A few months back, the world was turning on its axis. It has to be true. The PGA agreed to merge with its rival LIV.
Incompetent Competence
It’s ironic I’m writing this on a day our platform decided to balk at clients accessing one of our most read reports. The team is…
Seller’s Pendulum
A few weeks back, I wrote about the data information and analytics buyer’s pendulum and how it’s swung back and forth over the last 25…
Welcome Philipp Mueller
Every once in a while, a special person comes along who you just know is the right person at the right time for the right role. For…
Fancy Pants
I have writer’s block today. My post was due last evening, and creativity and deadlines don’t always go hand in hand. Turning to ChatGPT…
Getting It Right
While Pearson’s stock plummets on bad news about Chegg, and the media and Wall Street continue to miss important distinctions between the…
Off a Cliff
So, my colleagues and I are standing back watching the stampede on generative technologies. We are seeing automation of knowledge and vast…
Buyer’s Pendulum
Having been in the business of advising buyers and sellers of data, information, and analytics solutions since 1998, let’s just say we have…
Alternate Universe
The last few weeks were downright weird on the tech front, and it continues to make me nervous as we unleash technologies without some…
Silicon Valley Way
Last week I was convinced the world had turned on its axis. Tuesday proved it true as atmospheric river #12 arrived on the 21st! Even…
Out of Power
Eleven atmospheric rivers later, I am now seven-going-on-eight nights without power. PG&E can’t restore it because the ground is too wet…
NPD + IRI = Circana
My colleague Randy Giusto and I often go round and round about branding and rebranding in this industry. I’ve written past posts about dos…
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