Business Analysis : The Flintstone Effect

Posted on July 23, 2010
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Business people have problems.  The other thing they have is existing infrastructure: things, people, technologies, systems, teams, policies and so much more. And infrastructure, being part of the environment, informs not just what unfolds within that environment but how people think about what can unfold within that same environment.

This becomes spectacularly apparent when the infrastructure in question is technological in nature. Read more


what's on telly? Oh, I'll tell you what's on telly...

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July 21, 2010 | Media, Society and culture | Leave a Comment

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June 27, 2010 | Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

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June 19, 2010 | Earth Systems and Biosystems | 3 Comments

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June 8, 2010 | Earth Systems and Biosystems, Society and culture | Leave a Comment

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June 7, 2010 | Collective Intelligence, Computing & Software Systems | Leave a Comment

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June 6, 2010 | Armchair Philosophy, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

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June 1, 2010 | Society and culture, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

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May 27, 2010 | Networks, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

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May 23, 2010 | Armchair Philosophy, Collective Intelligence, Networks, Science | Leave a Comment

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