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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

The solution is machine learning —computers automatically discovering patterns and developing new knowledge by furiously feeding on modern society's greatest and most potent unnatural resource : data. have business models that hinge on predictive models based on machine learning. Applied Prediction.

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What Is The Future Of Ageing Populations?

The Horizons Tracker

The report highlights how the proportion of the working age population aged between 50 and the state pension age will grow from an already significant 26% in 2012 to 34% by 2050, which represents a growth of some 5.5 .” The changing nature of work. million people. ” The value of lifelong learning. Connectivity.

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7 Steps to Problem Solving

Skip Prichard

This new era of focus on creative problem solving has been ushered in by massive disruption of the old order in business and society. New business models are rapidly emerging from revolutionary Internet, machine learning, and bioscience technologies that threaten the status quo in every field. How did you develop it?

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013.

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Innovative Ideas to Watch in 2012

Harvard Business Review

Transportation, mobile communications professional development and — yes — parenting are also rife with opportunity. Over the past decade, America has been a leader in the design, development and marketing of competitions and prizes for technical innovation. But that's a battle for beyond 2012. The Greenlash Arrives.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Ask anyone in technology. Despite the inevitability of this “smart” future, today only a small portion of businesses regularly merge data and physical products. We’ll also offer some examples of how digitally native businesses have addressed these challenges. Sometime soon, the world around us will be smart.

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Building a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy Without Alienating Your Distributors

Harvard Business Review

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. These relationships can create efficient new sales channels and powerful feedback mechanisms or unlock entirely new business models. Three Images/Getty Images. For example, Cree Inc.