Future proofing
Darren Lake asks how companies can future-proof expensive projects like Eurofighter? Darren Lake. Darren Lake is a freelance journalist specialising in defence issues.First published on Sun, 06 Jul...
View ArticleHow private is private?
In modern Western cultures, the notion of privacy is central to our way of thinking. However, the potential that present-day communications and computing systems hold for surveillance is enormous. This...
View ArticleRadical innovation
Sometimes a new idea changes the landscape, and even well-established companies struggle to cope. This course extract from Managing Knowledge explores how DVDs, digital cameras and Google are all...
View ArticleManaging innovation
Creativity can make or break an organisation. How do companies get the creative juices flowing? What drives innovation and what factors stop it in its tracks? The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content...
View ArticleWho's watching you work? Surveillance in business
Businesses are increasingly using surveillance techniques and technologies to keep an eye on customers and employees. Dr Kirstie Ball. Kirstie Ball is senior lecturer in organisation studies at the...
View ArticleShould robots have rights?
The issue "should robots have rights?" opened proceedings at a Walking With Robots (WWR) dialogue event. Dr Tony Hirst. Tony Hirst is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Systems at The...
View ArticleInnovation in the NHS: a game of two halves
Initiatives designed to promote efficiency sometimes reduce effectiveness. How can the NHS keep the balance? Dr Clive Savory. Clive Savory is a senior lecturer in technology management at The Open...
View ArticleEvan Davis on... computers vs jobs
With technology advancing and jobs depleting Evan Davis, presenter of The Bottom Line, discusses the role of computers in the workplace. Evan Davis. Evan Davis is The Open University's Visiting...
View ArticleEvan Davis on... language
The Bottom Line’s Evan Davis looks into the future of language and how technology could transform worldwide business. Evan Davis. Evan Davis is The Open University's Visiting Professor of the Public...
View ArticleLiz Hartnett on... IT disasters
Research student Liz Hartnett looks at IT methodologies and why people are often the key to getting things done. Liz Hartnett. Liz Hartnett is a research unit in the Public Leadership & Social...
View ArticleLeslie Budd on... technofear
Leslie Budd suggests that whichever sort of web is causing fear, the approach should be the same. Dr Leslie Budd. Leslie Budd is reader in social enterprise at The Open University Business School.First...
View ArticleDominic Taylor on the business challenges of technology
"Much technology should, if it's good, allow people to do more" Dominic Taylor. Dominic Taylor is chief executive of PayPoint PLC.First published on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 as Dominic Taylor on the business...
View ArticleGardens of the digital mind of tomorrow
The predictions of a hyper-connected world might crumble in the same way the dream of Garden Cities fell, warns Leslie Budd. Dr Leslie Budd. Leslie Budd is reader in social enterprise at The Open...
View ArticleA domain of one's own: Will non-Latin web addresses make the internet...
Egypt was one of the first countries to roll out web URLs which used local characters - an online revolution which coincided with a social one. Could there be a link? Gareth Mitchell. Gareth Mitchell...
View ArticleWhat future for the UK service economy?
The continued shift from manufacturing to services represents a remarkable transformation in recent years. But is this good or bad news? Dr Matthew Hinton. Matthew Hinton is senior lecturer in...
View ArticleThe concept of innovation
Just what is innovation? This free course examines the issues surrounding the concept of innovation. What is the difference between innovation and invention? How are organisations affected by...
View ArticleMike Lynch on spotting transformative technology
Mike Lynch uses an example from the legal system to explain how to spot the technology that can change your business. Mike Lynch. Mike Lynch is founder and chief executive of technology company...
View ArticleStoring and processing information
The purpose of this free course, Storing and processing information, is to discuss the main ways in which organisational data is managed, prior to decision-making activity. Organisations are...
View ArticleNick Wheeler discusses online retail
Charles Tyrwhitt chairman Nick Wheeler argues that retailers should focus on customers and products, and not get carried away with the latest and greatest online developments Nick Wheeler. Nick Wheeler...
View ArticleSnowpocalypse now?
Hoorah, it’s snowing in the UK again! Time to have a snowball fight, build a snowman and have a few unplanned days off school and work. But what about the economy? The OU's Helen Roby explains First...
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