Just the factsMay 30th, 2013 / Author: John BerardWhen political commentators talk about covering the “horse race” of an election, they are doing more than taking the easy way out in filling air time. They are devaluing the way we look at even far more complex issues. Pick one: climate change, immigration, war or peace; the story is always presented as if they were all just another binary, digital choice. Yes or no, me or you, right or wrong. Internet’s new “Big Bang” creates chance to put down rootsJune 23rd, 2011 / Author: John BerardThe Internet has done as much as the jet engine to shrink the distance between where we are and where we want to go. Even the propeller-type connectivity of dial-up was a giant leap forward. Misdirection no cure for mismanagementJune 12th, 2011 / Author: John BerardMisdirection has long been a short-term cure for crisis. Over 100 years ago, while then-President Teddy Roosevelt sought to bust the Standard Oil trust, its chair, John D. Rockefeller, handed dimes to chidren from the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. In more recent days, art has imitated such life in movies like “Wag the Dog,” where a fake war helped a damaged politician limp to victory. Promoting innovation begins with protecting itJune 1st, 2011 / Author: John BerardThe current Bloomberg BusinessWeek cover story on the U.S. Postal Service can be read as a bill of particulars in the case against a company unchanged in 200 years or as evidence that even the best business, when locked in amber, suffocates. Digital divide now about data collection, not connectionMay 22nd, 2011 / Author: John BerardSitting in the crowd at a get-together measuring the angles at the intersection of privacy, identity and innovation made one thing clear: the digital divide is no longer about whether one has access to the Internet but whether once you get there, you know what personal data is being collected and how it is being used. The creative value of duressMay 10th, 2011 / Author: John BerardIt has long been true that change happens most, maybe only, under duress. High cholesterol eliminates hamburgers, a speeding ticket leads to slower, safer driving and a plummeting share price becomes a problem to be solved by a new CEO. In this way, the lack of change is to be lauded. When it comes to privacy, government can’t, consumers won’t, business mustMay 8th, 2011 / Author: John BerardIf there is anything to be learned from the recent Sony Playstation consumer information breach it is that data security ought to be as much of a corporate virtue as targeted marketing. Until it is (and even then), the loss of personal information and identity theft will be regular events. Collaboration requires relearning how to competeMay 3rd, 2011 / Author: John BerardA recent look at cybersecurity by the folks at Information Week makes a point heard in other industries also being remade by ubiquitous Internet connectivity: the collaborative behavior required to meet the challenge flies in the face of Capitalism’s proprietary and competitive DNA. ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’ would do well to recognize best practicesApril 19th, 2011 / Author: John BerardIt is no surprise that Senators John Kerry and John McCain have been applauded for introducing the “Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011.’’ The persistent drumbeat of stories chronicling breaches. lost laptops, phishing schemes and behavioral targeting has pushed data collection practices and abuse to near the top of the public agenda. Consumer engagementApril 11th, 2011 / Author: John BerardA recent “Future of Healthcare” breakfast hosted by the San Francisco Business Times offered what I am sure it thought was a panel representing the full-spectrum of health care players. One group was absent: patients. |
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