Image via Wikipedia Michael Hansen, CEO Elsevier Health Sciences opened the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Annual Information Industry Summit by reintroducing the audience to Galileo. His lessons from Galileo: In a time of change, remember your roots. Galileo reminded Hansen of Elsevier’s core strength to: “bring insights to the world and have… Read More
“There’s a mismatch between what science knows and what business does.” Daniel Pink at TED Talks 2009 According to Dan, what science knows is that when people are offered rewards for simple, structured tasks results improve. But, when rewards are offered for tasks that are conceptual they have a negative impact on performance. What business… Read More
My husband recently pointed me to an interview with Rory Sutherland and the following video of his TED Talk. Similar to Predictably Irrational and Nudge, Sutherland's view is that people don't make decisions on pure economic value alone. Intangible value plays a large role, although many are loathe to admit it. "There is a basic… Read More
Through the years I’ve been fortunate to meet lots of smart people in publishing, media, and technology. It’s been an amazing experience working with both organizations “going digital” and others that have been there for some time but are continuously refining their approach to content and publishing. It’s an exciting place to be (scary, but… Read More
After Michael Clarke's coverage of Sci Foo Camp on the Scholarly Kitchen, I thought there was nothing left to say. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 I was wrong. NatureVideo just posted a Science Foo Camp 2009 video on YouTube. From DNA, to skulls, to puzzles, it seems like Sci Foo had it all. It… Read More
Attending SSP IN! Here's a post I wrote on the Scholarly Kitchen: Fifteen years ago would anyone have imagined that Apple, a dying computer company, would come back to life by gaining control of the music business?Ann Michael under, The Scholarly Kitchen, Sep 2009 Read all the coverage of the Society for Scholarly Publishing IN… Read More
Why haven’t I been blogging regularly? One big reason is the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) IN Meeting. Richard Newman, from the American Medical Society, and I are the co-chairs of the SSP IN meeting. SSP IN will take over the entire Hotel Providence from September 23rd – 25th. I could tell you all about IN… Read More
Image via CrunchBase I found this fascinating quote today: Earlier this week, I wrote about the management trap that occurs in industries undergoing disruptive innovation. David Smith from CABI forwarded this presentation from Netflix to me. It’s excellent, and deserves to be shared widely.Kent Anderson under, The Scholarly Kitchen, Aug 2009 Culture View more presentations… Read More