Here is an announcement from IBM on SLRP (Semantic Layered Research Platform). The blog post describes various open source tools that make up SLRP. The Semantic Layered Research Platform (SLRP, pronounced slurp) is the collective name for the family of…
A report from Deloitte discusses the upcoming talent crisis and some measures to combat it. Within the next five to ten years, an alarming number of Baby Boomers are set to retire from both the private and public sectors. At…
We are working on a collaboratory for Product based Learning. The participants in this collaboratory, actually build software products at every stage of learning. We decided to do this since many of the schools do not teach programming in the…
This is an interesting subject. As I research more, I will post the resources and add some commentary. First, a few observations about Learning itself, from How People Learn: Learning occurs in context Learning is active Learning is social Learning…
NSF Chief Urges Colleges to Build Better High-Speed Networking Tools American colleges and universities should quickly build a better set of shared high-speed networking tools and protocols for research if the United States is to maintain leadership in technology and…
This is a snippet from their Ideas Issue (you need to sign up for a free two month trial to get it). If there was a law that every organisation had to put orward five creative ideas a year –…
If a picture is worth thousand words, then an animation is worth thousand pictures. If you do not believe me, watch this animation of various methods of sorting. When you get to the page, click on each box to get…
An interesting blog by Scott Adams – Are Smart People Dumb? The comments are even more interesting. Does IQ matter? Is there a correlation between IQ and income? Surprising how many people with high IQs (and some mensas) take time…
I came across this nice blog on Innovation Process Framework, by Jeffrey Philips (via Innovation Weblog) . The blog is a nice read and tries to outline a framework for Repeatable Innovation. Towards the end Jeffrey appeals to the readers…
