Lives Depend on a Resilient and Trusted Supply Chain
By: Charlie McGillis The “ State of the Space Industrial Base 2023 ” report led by Maj Gen (Ret) John Olsen recommended establishing...
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Jun 202 min
We're Having a (Graduation) Party, Part 2
We at the Provenance Chain™ Network are doing the same thing: We’re Graduating! (Didn’t I just write this last week?) Oh yeah….
Jun 172 min
(Re)-Establishing Trust
I conduct informal polls when speaking publicly. I ask a series of simple questions: “How many of you trust your government? The media?...
Jun 142 min
We’re Having a (Graduation) Party, Part 1
It’s June, which means many of our family and friends and their children are completing school programs and are advancing to the next level,
Nov 15, 20232 min
Inclusion, Creative Destruction, and Innovation
In " Why Nations Fail , " the concept of creative destruction and innovation plays a central role in the authors' argument about the...
Nov 2, 20233 min
Transparency with Trust: Protecting the Answers to the 4Ps of Commercial Trust
2020 taught us all that supply chains matter. Obvious. How to manage them with the right level of transparency - Not so obvious. Even...
Oct 9, 20232 min
Tech Standards: The Cornerstone of Commercial Success
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, technology standards are critical drivers of success and innovation. Business leaders...
Oct 5, 20232 min
The 4Ps of Commercial Trust
In the intricate web of global supply chains, the establishment and sustenance of commercial trust rests firmly upon four pivotal...
Jun 9, 20233 min
3 Principles for Enterprise Blockchain Success
There are several reasons enterprises adopt this technology. Beyond the obvious one, removing the need for a middleman, it also creates...
Apr 17, 20232 min
What are we fighting for? You might be surprised by the answer.
By Jeff Gaus This post is inspired by Thomas Friedman’s most recent piece in the New York Times Opinion | America, China and a Crisis of...
Feb 17, 20233 min
What’s Stopping Us From Digitizing Our Supply Chains?
A leading Tier 1 aerospace contractor, speaking at the recent PNAA Advanced Aerospace Conference , stated: “… suppliers need to digitize...
Dec 22, 20213 min
Commercial Trust™ Architecture (CTA) - Universal Data Containers
As NFTs (non-fungible tokens) become more of a buzzword, we’d like to take an opportunity to explain more about these universal data...
Dec 2, 20211 min
When the FTC Comes Knocking...
...how will you respond? Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – whose mission it is to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair...
Oct 21, 20212 min
How a System of Evidence Substantiates the Supply Chain.
We’ve entered a new era. Recent disruptions in our supply chains have illuminated the heightened need for visibility and transparency....
Apr 28, 20213 min
WIIFM: Transparency and Positive Change Require Motivation
Warren Buffet’s right-hand man, Charlie Munger, famously once said, “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.” When it comes...
Mar 24, 20212 min
Embrace Technology
In one of my all-time favorite videos , Nike’s co-Founder Phil Knight provides the voice over to questions that plague the footwear and...
Mar 9, 20213 min
Consumers are the Whole Problem; And it's Not Their Fault
What links climate change, pollution, child and forced labor, and deforestation? The answer is very simple: Us. The choices we make as...
Feb 9, 20213 min
Shopping in 2025: Personalized, Intelligent, and Supported
In 2020, COVID sent us to our rooms to think about what we’d done. Flights were grounded, factories went silent, and human activity...
Feb 2, 20212 min
With Technology Adoption - Timing is Everything
Exhibit A in “Timing is Everything” is: Telemedicine. I first gained experience with Telemedicine as a North American Healthcare sector...
Jan 27, 20215 min
The Provenance Paradox
A paradox is when something runs contrary to one’s expectation. Familiar examples include M.C. Escher’s perspective-based drawings of...
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