Enterra Insights

Month: December 2010

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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Happy New Year 2011

This New Year, like the last, will find many people struggling with the tight-fisted consequences of a lingering recession. Perhaps the best New Year’s wish that could be offered is an old

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Consumer Trends to Watch in 2011, Part 2

In yesterday’s post, I began discussing a list of “11 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2011” offered up by www.trendwatching.com, “one of the world’s leading trend firms, trendwatching.com sends out its free, monthly

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Consumer Trends to Watch in 2011, Part 1

A company called trendwatching.com labels itself as “an independent and opinionated trend firm,” that scans “the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas.” As you can

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Happy Christmas 2010

Tomorrow most of the Christian world celebrates the Christmas holiday. Even some non-Christian countries join in the festivities because the lights, the tinsel, the trees, and the presents have become iconic features

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Knowing Your BRICs and CIVETS

As emerging market countries increase in importance with regards to the global economy, identifying them has become an interesting game of acronyms. First there were the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and

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