Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-29

• This is a very powerful use of IC concepts to think strategically RT @OISPG: Unlocking the Digital Future thro… (cont) http://t.co/nZn3wmZi #
• I agree! RT @onderus: intellectual capital is the most important thing for a company, for a city and for a country. #

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The future of finance in the intangible capital economy

If you look at our stock markets and the companies that dominate the news today like Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, there is no doubt that our economy has shifted to the knowledge era.

If you look at the financial system that “supports” this economy, however, you see something completely different.

Unlike the companies it finances, this financial system is still deeply rooted in the industrial era, when huge capital investment was needed to build large-scale production systems. That made the finance industry a critical component of the development of the economy. And gave financial players a seat at the table in all the great growth stories.

In recent years, this system hasn’t played as important a role in the development of our economy. In fact, if you ask me, it has used the tools of the knowledge era (computing and information management) to pursue a lot of speculation. Nevertheless, it’s managed to keep a hold on a lot of what goes on. An obvious example was when Facebook hired Goldman Sachs to raise money without “going public” last year.

There are some really interesting hints at an alternative future in different forms of what’s called “crowdfunding.” A recent report in the New York Times described how a lot of restaurant start-ups are using this funding strategy: Read more

Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-28

• I love this thinking: Who has heat (data centers)? Who needs heat (homes)? http://t.co/0W1nzlUz That's innovative thinking. #
• RT @saifuddinabd: RT @wupidmania: Intellectual capital accelerates when social capital is maximized. #

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Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-24

• Thanks! RT @YEPHamilton: #hamont – Interesting insight in the book Intangible Capital…. In today’s info econ, … http://t.co/DVjRnYgl #
• My favorite topic! RT @aamersiddiqui: Discussing the accounting for intangible assets with dad and brother a… (cont) http://t.co/OJ8PsM2y #
• Words to live by! RT @NicolaSaidIt: Looks aren't forever, but education and intangible assets are. #

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Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-23

• Is this truly in the interest of shareholders? Stock buybacks at the same time as layoffs and cuts in R&D http://t.co/hwvzaEwt #

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Thanksgiving Thoughts on Agriculture and the Knowledge Era

Thanksgiving celebrates a story that unites Americans around the idea of sharing (and being thankful) for the food and many blessings we enjoy. It harkens to an agricultural era that pre-dated the industrial era that marked much of our country’s history. So I thought this would be a good week to share a few thoughts on how agriculture has changed over the years—and how it will undergo many more changes as we shift to the knowledge era.

The systemization of agriculture made the industrial age possible, freeing workers from subsistence to production of goods.

And then the industrial age brought increased automation and “industrialization” to the sector. Today, agriculture is a perfect reflection of the design constraints and practices of the industrial era including large scale production and distribution as well as heavy use of machinery and chemicals. The underlying assumption was/is that mechanization should be used to replace human labor. In the industrial era, fuel consumption, greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution were not as important as they are becoming today.

Every day I read about exciting new developments in agriculture that reflect the new design constraints of our times and the new possibilities of the knowledge era. Here are a couple. Read more

Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-22

• Are corporations people? http://t.co/WUVbCwX2 #

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Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-21

• Great post on the emergent qualities of strategy with links to ideas on intangible capital! http://t.co/HJCYxGQT #

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Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-18

• Lawrence Lessig with a dramatic proposal for funding US campaigns by the 99% http://t.co/0dzV1Sby Makes you think. #
• http://t.co/4UTtCSug Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I think what you are saying is that it's not just about how you sell but that… #
• Agreed! RT @AswathDamodaran: @maryadamsICA If there was a contest for least informative item on balance sheet, goodwill would win. #
• Nassim Taleb: no employee of a company that would have to be bailed out by the government should ever be paid a bonus http://t.co/sl0yxVe0 #
• Just added a new event on ic knowledge center: Stories from you and the front lines of intangible capital http://t.co/8QboBUHU #

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Intangible Capital Reading List on Twitter for 2011-11-17

• RT @ash_houser: Had a dream about intangible assets. Damn you accounting. #
• Carol Rozwell #csummit ushering in a era when managers will not be afraid to make a decision in public. Will require some behavior changes. #

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