Wed.Nov 29, 2023

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Quantum Computing, Zen Philosophy and Space-Time

IdeaScale

The up-and-coming field of quantum computing, currently in a prototype phase, will probably be an innovation with exponential and wide-ranging impacts in the power and speed of information technology. There are some interesting parallels between the behavior of quantum computing particles, or qubits, and basic principles of Zen Buddhist philosophy. Like modern physics, this article [.

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The Rise of the Meta City

Harvard Business Review

New York and Miami, Dubai and Cairo, the Bay Area and Austin. Pandemic-era migrations have created strong new connections between cities — and companies need to update their location strategy to keep up.

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What do you know about your innovation potential?

IdeaScale

What do you know about your innovation potential? By Laszlo Gyorffy Have you ever had a great idea? Did you pursue it? Were you successful in working with your colleagues to implement it? In today's rapidly evolving landscape, developing innovative ideas has become a necessity for both organizations and individuals. This in-demand ability increases in [.

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Generative AI Will Transform Virtual Meetings

Harvard Business Review

Generative AI will forever change the way meetings are conducted. In the near future, meetings will offer personalized content and purpose-driven expertise, while also serving as guardians against bias and promoting active learning. As AI continues to advance, every meeting holds the promise of being productive, efficient, and influential, unlocking infinite possibilities for teams and organizations.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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How Cutting Edge AI Tech Could Be Your Answer to Tackling Stress

Entrepreneur - Innovation

In today's stress-ridden world marked by conflicts and a multitude of life challenges most of us never saw coming, the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the pressing mental health crisis is evident. Here's how entrepreneurs and startups can use generative AI to provide essential support to employees, coworkers and society as a whole.

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How Leaders Can Be Stewards of “Good Tech”

Harvard Business Review

It’s always been important for companies to take responsibility for the creation, application, and disruption of the technologies they create and use, but now that the rapid application of AI is affecting people’s privacy, security, and daily lives as never before, accepting that responsibility is essential. This is true not just for tech companies, but any organization that uses or applies AI.

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To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency

Harvard Business Review

Business alliances play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis — and through greater disclosure, they might be able to gain greater legitimacy.

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How a Financial Services Provider Used VSM to Increase Delivery Efficiency

Planview

In today’s competitive business environment, companies are relentlessly seeking ways to optimize their solutions delivery, with a strong emphasis on improving efficiency. To achieve a significant boost in this area, it is imperative to establish and maintain end-to-end visibility into the value streams that comprise an organization’s operations.

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Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm

Harvard Business Review

How pencil-maker Faber-Castell balances stewardship of its brand with innovation, evolution, and adopting new technologies.

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Working In Domains of High Uncertainty

Mike Shipulski

X: When will you be done with the project? Me: This work has never been done before, so I don’t know. X: But the Leadership Team just asked me when the project will be done. So, what should I say? Me: Since nothing has changed since the last time you asked me, I still don’t know. Tell them I don’t know. X: They won’t like that answer. Me: They may not like the answer, but it’s the truth.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Seeing Yourself as a Leader

Harvard Business Review

How to effectively grow leadership in yourself and your employees.

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6 Shifts Signaling the Future of Corporate Innovation | ITONICS

ITONICS

Artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted nearly all industries, completely changing how we process and make sense of data. These technologies enable us to derive patterns, perform diagnostics, and make predictions with increasing accuracy, speed, and scale. And while AI may have once been relegated to predominately analytical realms, the meteoric rise of Generative AI (GenAI) has opened a Pandora’s box of capabilities that challenge what we once thought possible in terms of creativity, problem-

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Why Making Mistakes Is Essential for Growth as a Real Leader - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM IESE

Harvard Business Review

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Azeem’s Picks: The Promise of AI with Fei-Fei Li

Harvard Business Review

Can we build beneficial AI through interdisciplinarity?

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Why More Global Organizations Are Advancing Digital Transformation in Vietnam - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM FPT SOFTWARE

Harvard Business Review

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Why Choosing a Full-Service Energy Partner Can Help Achieve Sustainability Goals - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ENEL

Harvard Business Review

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