Was Henry Ford the world’s first Chief Product Officer? The assembly line he created at Ford Motor Company, which reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes, was a radical shift from American manufacturing practices of the early 1920s. For the first time, […]
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Cisco repurposes a key element in its logo to tell stories about technology and people
It’s only represented by a series of nine vertical lines, but the Cisco logo element that invokes the Golden Gate Bridge has become the primary motif in its latest TV ad. “The Power of Purpose” injects the signature bridge — which has evolved considerably from the more literal version of the logo when Cisco was […]
Why business professionals should learn to love the robots coming to work in the enterprise — or else
David Hanson is well aware of the reasons business professionals might be a little easy about robots coming into the enterprise, but he believes job security should be the least of their concerns. The founder and chief designer of Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics took the keynote stage at OCE Discovery in Toronto on Monday, but […]
What you need to know about hiring interns
Canadian and American businesses hiring interns have been struck with some bad news over the past couple of years. With claims and widespread reports of companies allegedly taking advantage of interns by performing tasks that violate labour and minimum wage laws, governments at all levels are looking at ways to combat this growing issue. It has become […]
Autodesk software now free for all students, academia worldwide
The Bay Area-based Autodesk announced Monday all of its design software will be available to students, teachers and academic institutions free in 188 countries. A press release states “from students as young as 13 years old leveraging Fusion 360 to conceptualize and 3D print prosthetic devices, to college teams developing environmentally sustainable homes using BIM […]