Have you ever heard of the Hawthorne Effect?
The Hawthorne Effect is a term from psychology that describes the tendency of people to act differently when they know they are being studied. The concept was named by Henry Landsberger, who was busy in the 1950’s analyzing experiments from the 1920’s at the Hawthorne Works.
The earlier experiments were [...]
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I was pondering Matt’s recent post about manufacturer’s claims when I came upon this article on Cheerios. Check out the warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration. This is not something I would like to find on my desk on a Monday morning.
Caveat emptor, to be sure.
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In a prior post, I asked for suggestions on what the Unintended Consequences would be when MVaaS is introduced into an environment. Based on the underwhelming response, one may be tempted to conclude that there aren’t any. Just upside opportunity, right?
In an attempt to start a dialogue on this, let me share one that [...]
Dan Caruso has an interesting blog series on Unintended Consequences (”UC”) (I, II, III, IV, V). With Star Trek as the backdrop, he challenges the recent governmental interventions designed to help the current economic situation. Great posts and also great comments.
This got me thinking about UC in other contexts. Take MVaaS, for example. By merely introducing [...]
The Envysion team recently hosted a Texas Hold’em tournament. All employees were invited, along with a couple of special guests.
Congraulations are in order for Dan Caruso, who took first. Dan got to the final two with a commanding lead, and he never let up. Perhaps his blogging on the Telecom Texas Hold’em paid off.
Second place went [...]
If you are an investor, you likely have had a tough year. After closing at 1,427 on May 19, 2008, the S&P 500 Index has generally gone one way - down. The closing mark for the Index on March 9th was 677. This is a stunning 53% drop!
If you foresaw this and moved appropriately, hats off to you. For [...]
Christopher Cabrera, CEO of Xactly, an on-demand sales performance management company, has an interesting opinion piece on SandHill.com. Mr. Cabrera joins the conversation debating what SaaS is and what it isn’t, specifically as the on-demand providers compare to traditional ISV’s. The central question, is SaaS just software? It is worth the quick read.
For almost a year, the team at Envysion has been striving to evangelize the unique benefits of applying SaaS technology to the video surveillance market. An initial step in the process was coining a term for the market segment. This is where MVaaS was born.
Initially there was little proof that the term was catching on. But we persisted, established this blog, [...]
In a prior post, I asked you to ponder the “Let’s Make a Deal” problem. For those of you who thought it through and answered correctly (without the Google-crutch), congratulations to you! Perhaps your quick mind could make you some money at the casinos. My simple explanation would be as follows:
You select door #1. The probability that [...]
A couple weeks ago, I watched the movie 21. The film’s protagonist, Ben Campbell, is a student at MIT. Even though MIT is filled with intelligent people, Ben stands out. In fact, his intellectual prowess is so impressive that he is recruited by a professor to join an exclusive club. The club’s weekend activities? Counting cards in Las Vegas.
In [...]
