Industry

Aging Workforces and the Politics of Immigration

by Bret Boyd | Jun 14, 2017 | Analysis, Consumer Products, Demographics, Developed World, Government, Strategy |

Many first world countries with aging workforces will ultimately need to incentivize immigration to offset labor shortages, leading to difficult political decisions.

Visualizing Globalization

by Bret Boyd | Jun 2, 2017 | Government, Industry, Logistics, National Security, Strategy, Visualizations |

Global trade is the backbone of globalization, as visualized in this amazing interactive map that depicts a year of merchant fleet movement data.

The Basis for Decisions in a High-Tech World

by Alex Larzelere | May 16, 2017 | Advanced Computing, Analysis, Energy, Government, Modeling |

Leaders need to understand advanced modeling and simulation technology, as it forms the basis for many key decisions in business and government service.

3D Printing and Global Security Dynamics

by Bret Boyd | May 5, 2017 | 3D Printing, Aerospace & Defense, Analysis, Developing World, Featured, National Security, Strategy |

There will be security and humanitarian effects if the additive manufacturing industry matures to the point where low-end goods are no longer built in developing countries, removing the traditional path for countries to develop.

Mind the Gap: Few Companies Survive Market Shifts

by Bret Boyd | Apr 17, 2017 | Aerospace & Defense, Analysis, Consumer Products, Energy & Natural Resources, Industry, Infrastructure & Construction, Other Industries, Strategy, Transportation & Logistics |

Most companies fail to successfully transform when there is a fundamental market change resulting from technological, socioeconomic, or political shifts.

Megacities and Complexity

by Bret Boyd | Apr 9, 2017 | Analysis, Cities, Consumer Products, Developed World, Developing World, Infrastructure & Construction, Strategy, Transportation & Logistics |

Megacities, which are home to more than 10 million people, provide a unique set of risks and opportunities for companies and public institutions.

Energy, Prosperity, and Informed Discourse

by Alex Larzelere | Apr 8, 2017 | Analysis, Energy, Modeling, Power |

Energy is a very complicated and sometimes controversial topic. To make conversations more productive, they should be held in the context of a commonly understood framework.

Enterprise IoT Summit 2017: Smart Cities and Mobility

by Joseph Kopser | Apr 7, 2017 | Government, Mobility, Smart Cities, Transportation, Video |

Joseph Kopser discusses smart cities, transportation, tech innovation, and society in a presentation at the Enterprise IoT Summit 2017 in Austin, TX.

Blockchaining the World

by Alex Larzelere | Apr 1, 2017 | Analysis, Consumer Products, Finance, Modeling, Technology |

Blockchain can be thought of as a trust mechanism that has the potential to bring new levels of trusted transactions across a variety of industries.

Transforming Insight: Corporate Near Death Experiences

by Alex Larzelere | Mar 28, 2017 | Aerospace, Analysis, Consumer Products, Energy, Modeling |

Advanced modeling and simulation creates new insights into the way the world works and fundamentally changes the ways businesses think of their products.

Advanced Modeling and Simulation: Transforming the Ways We Understand How the World Works

by Alex Larzelere | Mar 26, 2017 | Aerospace, Energy, Foundations, Modeling, Power |

Advanced modeling and simulation, enabled by high performance computing, is revealing previously unknowable physical behaviors and is changing the ways we think about the cars, airplanes, pharmaceuticals, energy and other things that are part of our everyday life.

National Labs and the Engine of American Innovation

by Alex Larzelere | Mar 8, 2017 | Analysis, Energy, Government, Modeling, Technology |

National Laboratories are little-known jewels that have powered American innovation since the early 20th century, providing lessons and best practices in research and technology investment that are applicable to both the public and private sector.