WCCN Research (formerly WCCN Publishing)
Private Client Focus on Technology-Induced Civilization Engineering
WCCN’s 20th Century focus was on covering and developing methods for improving enterprise productivity based on the use of wireless communications and automatic data capture technologies. A productivity improvement process WCCN labeled Portable Interactive Transaction Processing (ITP). Concurrently, the deployment of wireline packet switching interoperability technology enabled a critical paradigm shift in the way commercial business is conducted. A shift aptly labeled the e-commerce business practices model. The e-commerce model fostered a rearrangement of functions and roles between each enterprise and its respective supply chain. And, the productivity improvement capabilities of ITP were applied synchronously across enterprises within e-commerce-supporting supply chains. The most visible consequence has been the dismantling of some of the supply chains’ bricks and mortar as part of a restructuring to virtual retail outlets and “floating” or “on-wheels” warehouses. When one stands back and reviews what has occurred, it is accurate to say that, in recent times, technology has induced a re-engineering of commerce. Literally a re-engineering of how civilization’s commerce is conducted – all in the pursuit of productivity gains. Beyond improving the balance sheets of the technology-deployed enterprises, the consequence of these phenomena greatly advanced the standard of living within both developed and under-developed countries. And that is not all. The technologies themselves have, and are, enabling the creation of a host of new-era enterprises that are literally interconnecting all mankind – with each other, and with the total sum of human knowledge. In conjunction with the ITP-applied e-commerce paradigm shift, we are literally re-engineering our very civilization. A re-engineering to which no nation, no culture, and even no religion will be impervious. This reality has led WCCN to alter its focus for the 21^st Century. Henceforth, WCCN’s focus will be restricted to analytical research into determining and calibrating those variables that will have the most influence on this ongoing Technology-Induced re-engineering of Civilization. The research-calibrated (technical and non-technical) variables will serve as the basis for developing probability-weighted scenarios to describe the construct of civilization in the future. Poetically, one could say that the focus will center upon prognosticating permutations in technology’s ongoing effect on civilization’s never-ending quest for “worldwide Way-of-Life” productivity gains. The first scenario set will have a two-decade timeframe horizon. Aside from shifting its focus from applying technology to business, to the effects of technology on civilization, WCCN has radically changed its business model. No longer will WCCN’s work product be available to the general business public. Its work product will be restricted to private clients who provide WCCN with work effort directed commissions. Simple pragmatism dictates so restrictive a business model. WCCN has no intention of proselytizing the potentially enormous benefits and nightmarish disasters that technology will or will not visit upon our world during this century. WCCN’s singular interest and intention is to work with those who understand the good and the bad of the risks the world will be facing in this century, and who have reason to be proactive in providing constructive influence on the evolution of our civilization. WCCN plans to work with them to seek ways to minimize the bad, and maximize the good. As a consequence of this business model shift, WCCN has changed its name from WCCN Publishing to WCCN Research. By clicking on the appropriate button below, a bit more about WCCN of the past, and of the present, is provided. We would appreciate contact information being used only by persons who have viable, proactive, and funding interest in how our civilization evolves.
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