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New Year Entertainment: Predictions, Forecasts, and Projections

The Practical Leader

Experts forecasted in 2000 that 30 gigawatts of electricity would be generated worldwide through wind power by 2010. It was 200 gigawatts and reached 370 by 2015. We see how Peter Drucker’s thought leadership continues to guide leaders and organizations. There were 109 million sold by then and over 17 billion sold to date.

Project 67
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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, as I argued in Harvard Business Review , complex systems with their continually changing interrelationships often defy understanding by using conventional means. Rather than arguing about what various kinds of activities will drive which outcomes, the questions can now be answered quantitatively.

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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, as I argued in Harvard Business Review , complex systems with their continually changing interrelationships often defy understanding by using conventional means. Rather than arguing about what various kinds of activities will drive which outcomes, the questions can now be answered quantitatively.