5G wireless: a ridiculous front for global control
First, two quotes to give a bit of background. 5G speed, for people who must download a whole season of their favorite show in two […]
Robotics
Prime Air – The Amazon Solution for Internet-ordered products is not quite ready for take-off
Amazon has invested time and money to speed up its shipping services. It has algorithms that anticipate a client order, ultra-efficient robots that pick items from warehouses, […]
Analysis of new and Existing Global Retail Market Entrants and Their Effect on all retailers and Australian Pharmacy, and the Privatisation of Health
Indications are that at least two global retailers are in the process of setting up shop in Australia – Amazon, and the German-based Kaufland group […]
Why Amazon’s Entry to the Australian Pharmacy Market May Drive Cultural Change, New Innovation and Promote Young Pharmacists
Amazon is about to enter the Australian retail market and is known to be interested in adding pharmacy to its retail mix of products and […]
A Glimpse of the Future – The King Review Interim Report Nightmare
That the King Review is a front for something more sinister would be obvious to most pharmacists and the industry at large. That it purports […]
Here’s a Glimpse into the Future of Work: No Monitors, just 3-D Holograms
The subject of Artificial Intelligence has been discussed through possible applications in the physical replacement of humans in specialised work areas (like pharmacists and doctors, […]
Robots + AI = Rx Replacement?
In an earlier article (Avatars May Take Over Patient Communications – Where to from there?, I discussed the possibility of pharmacists being able to be […]
Micro-practice – Future Direction for Pharmacy
I2P has long proposed that pharmacy attracts two types of consumers – customers and patients. A little reflection will resolve this issue because clearly, customers […]
Design Thinking- What it is
Design thinking is not new but it has been evolving more rapidly since 1960 as a valid management process described as: * A unified framework […]
Your Dispensary – Core Business Could Evaporate
This year will be “crunch time” for most community pharmacies who have not yet decided on adopting disruptive technologies as a means of improving the […]