Can technology leaders really have charisma?
[caption id="attachment_564" align="alignleft" width="240"] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons (cc 2.0)[/caption] Despite a decent performance by Ashton Kutcher, Joshua Stern's biopic on the late Steve Jobs has been panned...
Understanding Sustained Participation in OSS Projects
[caption id="attachment_570" align="alignleft" width="300"] www.flickr.com/photos/eole/7642804482/ (cc 2.0)[/caption] Research Question: What mechanisms sustain long-term voluntary developer participation in OSS communities? Abstract: Prior research into open source...
Mobile Banking Machines in Africa
[caption id="attachment_504" align="alignleft" width="300"] flickr.com/photos/karstenkneese/ (cc 2.0)[/caption] Opportunity International is piloting a project bringing mobile banks to rural areas in Malawi. Surveys of Opportunity clients...
Roller Coasters & Remote Leaders
[caption id="attachment_508" align="alignleft" width="300"] By Lakeyboy at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons[/caption]Over the last couple of months I've had the opportunity to observe a...
The Next Time You Need Your Spleen Removed …
[caption id="attachment_511" align="alignleft" width="200"] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shadow_Hand_Bulb_large.jpg (GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2)[/caption] Robo-surgeons. Creepy. Before your next surgery you might want to ask your surgeon if...
The Pendulum of Centralization and Decentralization
[caption id="attachment_537" align="alignleft" width="300"] flickr.com/photos/thunderpants/2858507080/ (cc 2.0)[/caption] Research Question: What factors influence individual use of a centralized application platform? Abstract: After two decades of actively...
Thinking of Switching to VoIP?
[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignleft" width="300"] By Takkk (cc 3.0)[/caption] Summer 2010 After paying $45+ per month for a single line, plain-Jane home telephone service + long...