“… will require changes in product design and business approaches that have ripple effects throughout supply chains and economic systems.” What are multi-level solutions? How is MIT driving innovation towards zero waste in circular economies? Can apps really fuel data-rich pictures to save the planet? What’s on the near horizon for healthcare? Is money really …
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Deep learning involves feeding data to large neural networks that crudely simulate the human brain The picture out there and the one painted above is one of massive and rapid change to the way people think and operate, which will affect material pain. The AI Survival Guide For Leaders “I am not a …
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Silicon Valley continues to dominate the VC landscape. But its grip is slipping. The result is the emergence of a new ecosystem of mobility that could offer faster, cheaper, cleaner, safer, more efficient, and more customized travel. Innovation How Likely Is Your Industry to Be Disrupted? Harvard Business Review. Disruptive Innovation. This 2×2 Matrix Will …
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And, they keep on changing! A previous version originally appeared in the How We Got Here section of Adapt! How to Survive and Thrive in the Changing World of Work, in 2009, Co-Authored by Steve Howard . It ‘s no longer enough to simply dream – it’s now more about making the best decisions possible …
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Steve is the founder of the Knowledge Laboratories and its network of enterprises. He’s been moonlighting for years. Mostly in the dark. Write. Write. Write. Before first light. Crafting messages “literally bottled and set adrift from KnowWhere Atoll.” It’s taken him eight years just to bring Volume One: The Knowledge Path Series and its five …
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When compared with previous industrial revolutions, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace. What is it that big companies don’t understand about 83 million of their customers? What’s hiding in Mary Meeker ‘s 333 slides this year? If you don’t know what the 4th Industrial Revolution is all …
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“For too many retailers these shifts have silently crept up on them. Francese traces the root of the problem to the age of most C-suite executives.” What’s wrong with science, and why should you care? Can science overcome three stumbling blocks to answering the greatest mysteries ? How many dabblers does it take to beat the experts? …
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Scientific revolutions. Peak equity. Machine learning tools. Fertility declines. Drowning nuclear plants. Location. Location. Location. That’s all well and good, but don’t burst my bubble when it comes to the health benefits of red wine. What’s next? Attacking my Dove dark chocolates? That’s just going too far! Insights and implications curated from The Journal of …
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“Handle today with an eye to the future. Accept full responsibility for your part in creating it.” Vitality follows those on the edge of the known. Anyone doing what they know they can do is playing it too safe to feel successful. Knowing about new possibilities gives you more choices. Economic Trends Recession “So, without …
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Reconnect the dots in new and different ways to uncover hidden opportunities for your career and personal life. Consider the case study about the builders of the “Doomsday Seed Vault” and the horror they must have felt, when they realized the genius of their deep-future planet-saving food-bank scenario failed to include the present day risk …
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