Supernova Interview – John Curran of ARIN and IP version 6

We’re long past the days when you can pickup the phone and ask the operator to connect you to “Pennsyvania 6-5000″. However, the Internet is starting to feel old in that way – we’re running out of addresses for the Internet Protocol Version 4 – yes, those numbers like 192.168.1.1 that one encounters when setting up a home network. In 700 days there won’t be anymore – so we need to move to IP version 6. This move has analogies in the Digital TV transition and the addition of area codes to the phone network a few years ago.

There are big blocks of these numbers that ISPs like AT&T are… Read More

Using knowledge networks to shift the way business absorbs change

Deloitte, under the leadership of John Hagel III and John Seely Brown, earlier this year released what I believe is a landmark study: The 2009 Shift Index. “Measuring the forces of long-term change,” this work uncovers a new way to think about shifts in business and society and absorb them to maximum benefit for the organization. What’s more, the study illuminates the pressing need for business leaders to alter the way people interact inside the organization as well as with stakeholders, and it outlines a better way to measure performance. Beyond product and service, the distinguishing characteristic of corporate output will be the way the knowledge of its people is… Read More