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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

by looking back to the original offshoring frenzy which started with consumer electronics in the 1960s. In a recent survey of 369 manufacturers , researchers found that across a range of fields U.S. While few SMMs entertain offshoring strategies, they do, increasingly, compete globally. We can trace how this happened in the U.S.

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What Data Journalists Need to Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Guardian journalist James Ball, who has been closely associated with the use of data for journalism – from his work with Wikileaks to the “Offshore Leaks” investigations – recently offered an interesting analysis of these developments. These new media outlets have been received with both praise and criticism. Why does this matter?