March 2011 Blog Posts (5)

ICountant Competition vs. Collaboration - A warning for us all

I heard this interview of Diane Ravitch on NPR in the car the other day about why she went from being an advocate in the Bush administration of No Child Left Behind to being a strong critic. Her logic:

"There should not be an education marketplace, there should not be competition," Ravitch says. "Schools operate fundamentally ? or should operate ? like families. The fundamental principle…

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Added by Mary Adams on March 23, 2011 at 10:43am — 3 Comments

ICountant Smart Power at Africom and Boeing, A key business model for the intangible capital economy

Today?s New York Times explains the role of the U.S. military in this week?s multilateral efforts to create a no-fly zone over Libya. The effort is led by a group called Africom that is:

the military?s first ?smart power? command. It has no assigned troops and no headquarters in Africa itself, and one of its two top deputies is a seasoned…

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Added by Mary Adams on March 22, 2011 at 9:06am — No Comments

ICountant Seeing the hidden value in companies

How's this for making intangibles tangible? This photo shows me sharing the summary graphs from two IC Value Driver Reports that we recently completed:

The photo was taken earlier this week at the Exit Planning Exchange Summit 2011. The twist was that the legend for the graphs was hidden by a red pattern that could be filtered out with special glasses.

Everyone at XPX advises… Continue

Added by Mary Adams on March 18, 2011 at 10:59am — No Comments

Corporate - Social Responsibility/ Sustainability Leadership

Recently I have been addressing the issues of Corporate Sustainability Leadership and have posted a few blogs in my site. I should appreciate your comments:

1. This is my comment submitted on the Article: CSR 2.0 Competitive Advantage for the Future, by Alberto Andreu Pinillos, Global Director of Reputation, CSR, Brand and Sustainability, Telefnica…

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Added by Jayaraman Rajah Iyer on March 14, 2011 at 11:14pm — No Comments

ICountant The future of money isn?t just about money

I really enjoyed the energy and ideas at the Future of Money & Technology Summit in San Francisco on Monday (kudos to organizer Brian Zisk!). The energy level in the room was very high. You can get a good sense of the day by reading the Twitter stream for #futureofmoney. One of my favorite Tweets, from Mickki Langston,… Continue

Added by Mary Adams on March 3, 2011 at 9:54am — No Comments