http://www.oakland.co.uk/blog Intelligent views on business intelligence Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:57:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some would argue that the most valuable resource on this planet is not oil, nor gas, nor even water, but knowledge. We are living in a “knowledge economy” – this is something the leaders of the world’s richest nations openly preach. “Education, education, education” is a familiar mantra that demonstrates ... http://www.oakland.co.uk/blog/?p=7 When money is scarce, only survival until the next quarter matters. This makes it a difficult time for green technology companies, especially those with a product proposition that still requires a long lead time to market. At the same time economic volatility threatens to change policy priorities of governments and ... http://www.oakland.co.uk/blog/?p=6 For companies, innovation is a risky and expensive activity and recessions are about survival. Consequently, many companies react to recessions by slashing innovation budgets and focusing on cost cutting and their core competencies. Yet there is a strong body of opinion that investing in innovation is more important than ever ... http://www.oakland.co.uk/blog/?p=5