Yearly Archives: 2017

Elections can produce stunning results. As we have learned, even dangerous ones. The "wisdom of the crowd” is disgracefully downgraded when the candidate with...

Sally Ride had just become the first American woman in space. Motorola introduced the first mobile phones to the United States. Microsoft launched Word,...

“WE" the People — Standing Strong for Bridging the Story Gap! Several years ago, when then Melissa Waggener was in her 20s, she started the...

A well-run conference is like a two-way mirror. On one side, the curated content must reflect the genuine interests and aspirations of those who...

Paperless Billing, Cardless Cash Create Easier Ways to Pay   With all of the payment options competing for a share of your electronic wallet these days, it’s...

Since the introduction of Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first fully self-contained holographic computer in January 2015,  Microsoft has continued to propel the Mixed Reality revolution. Now,...

by Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft About two years ago I set out to tell the story of Microsoft’s quest to rediscover its soul and imagine...

While "Winter is Coming!” may be the starkest warning in Game of Thrones, the heralding of the winter holiday season in Seattle is a quest...

Incoming Chamber Chair and WTIA Vice Chair, Heather Redman, On Taking the Lead If it’s a Monday, you’re likely to find Heather Redman in her office at...

The competition to host the second headquarters of Amazon.com, dubbed HQ2, is already being called the "Corporate Olympics” as qualified cities across North America flex their...