The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 29, 2020

It looks at everything from the legal infrastructure, the ease of creating a business, the quality of academia and availability of finance. The paper highlights how corporate venturing is a rapidly expanding endeavor, and corporate investments in startups have grown from 980 in 2013 to 3,232 per year today. Crossing the valley.

Venture Funding 89

Venture Funding GDP Incentives Innovation 89

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Shocking headlines emerged in 2013 when households across the UK proclaimed broadband access to be more important to them than water. ” We have already enshrined in law the global right to health, despite the evident challenges in providing high quality care to the entire world.

Wireless 52

Wireless Library Globalization Information Technology 52

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. Pixar could see these guys were driven to make great films but knew they didn’t have access to the kind of technology Pixar had so they went after them. When Pixar focuses on making great films, profit follows.

Competitive Advantage 285

Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 28, 2019

Back in 2013, Oxford researchers Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne predicted that 47% of jobs would be automated within a decade. However, the quality of work will always be crucial. Perhaps now is finally the time for this staple of working life to also experience the transformational impact of new technologies.

Osborne 68

Osborne Long-term Proposal Technology 68

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2013

The 2013 program runs from March 6 to May 1. David Monroe, Director of Community and Technology Development Community Connections of New York. Niel Siefert, Performance and Quality Improvement Director New Directions for Youth and Family Services. Register early , as it will fill up quickly! "I

Team Building 124

Team Building Team Class Committee 124

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. Ultimately, Edison’s commercial victories over Tesla were due not to the superior quality of Edison’s ideas but to differences in the men’s innovation capital. Innovation Capital. A great idea may not be enough to build a great business.

Innovation 82

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 82

Deming Institute

MAY 26, 2016

Kentaro Toyama, Associate Professor, University of Michigan – School of Information and Author of ”Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology”. Related: The W. 2014 conference presentation).

Deming 28

Deming Conference P&L Seminar 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2012

It's that time of year again — time to take a stab at what's going to matter in the year ahead as technology continues to influence how we work and live. In no particular order, here are six social-digital trends to watch in 2013: The Content Economy Content may become your company's most valuable asset in 2013.

Trends 9

Trends Content Technology Follow-up 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

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. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. Don’t answer the question with technologies, offerings, or categories.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2016

With the pace of business change today, driven by technology and globalization, long-term plans last about as long as an ice storm in the desert. It’s the strength and suitability of the boat and its crew, rather than the quality of the initial plan that will determine the speed at which the boat travels. He was right.

Long-term 50

Long-term Planning Chief Executive Officer Letter 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

The successful experience illustrates the role that relatively simple technology (e.g., an RFID system) and a multidiscipline team of clinicians and people from other fields can play in improving the quality and cost of care delivery processes and the steps that can ease the way to applying such an approach.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2013

While workplaces are swiftly becoming more and more advanced in cloud computing, using social media for marketing purposes, and generally becoming au fait with modern technology, there is one area which is sadly lacking when it comes to technological advancement. Quality Pre-Screening. Consider leaving a comment!

Succession 63

Succession Talent Management Software Human Resources 63

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed. (To Best Leadership Books of 2013.

Books 150

Books Leadership Cialdini Govindarajan 150

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. Ohno’s inventions became the foundation of the quality movement that swept the world starting in the 1970s and ’80s and evolved into what is today known as the Toyota Production System.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

It’s often not much more complicated than studying the patient’s needs, studying the work, and respecting and engaging team members to have a say in how processes, technology, and spaces are designed and utilized. The beatings (and blaming and punishing) will continue until quality and safety improve? Why was the payment delayed?

Deming 28

Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. She provides clients of all sizes strategic direction and implementation of programs and strategies around projects, process, people and technology.

Case Study 228

Case Study Training Development Leadership 228

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2013

We keep looking for some formula or scientific theory that will allow us to get projects done with less effort and better quality. Degree in Project Management, combined with over 20 years of hands-on PM experience in the high technology, telecommunications, and clean energy sectors. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Project Management Film Telecommunications 58

Curious Cat

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The lifespan of technology solution is often quite long (even though it seems things are constantly being updated). … LG was experimenting with pop-up ads in 2013, and Panasonic has been using software updates to add start-up banner ads for years — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Constraint 40

Constraint Process Software Long-term 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

People were asked about GM products, upholstery textures, colors, vehicle designs, and technology, and their feedback was incorporated into GM vehicles. How technology is changing the way we work. Equally important to the proper structure and people are the processes to identify and resolve quality concerns. Insight Center.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Meanwhile, new technologies are making it easier for sustainability investments to pay off in the middle to long term. A similar phenomenon happened in the 1980s, when quality became a significant issue for manufacturers. Many of them responded by including quality metrics in their compensation incentives.

Execution 11

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

I could not be a bigger proponent of technology. But — and you knew there would be a "but" — as we begin 2013, I can't help feeling that the proliferation of new communication channels and "smart" devices has only further fragmented and strained the flow of real conversations.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Webinar Document Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2018

We investigated this topic when we studied how Nokia executives dealt with the company’s severe strategic challenges between 2007 and 2013. This bold strategic leap was, we found, in part facilitated by Nokia’s newly appointed board who actively attended to top managers’ emotions in 2012-2013.

Strategy 8

Strategy Analysis Operations CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

While these enablers make the IoT possible, its long-term success depends on the use cases that help realize the economic potential of connecting billions of devices, either to improve quality of life or save money. Information & technology Internet' Samsung expects the bulk of this opportunity to be driven by the U.S.,

Early Adopters 11

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 11

Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 24, 2023

This groundbreaking initiative has not only opened doors to quality education but also presents a shining example of how states can invest in their citizens’ future. Launched in 2013, this scholarship program has since made significant strides in promoting post-secondary education in the state.

Education 78

Education Document Commitment Process 78

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

With guidance from Paul English, chief technology officer of Kayak, we borrowed a common tool from business — professional virtual communities (PVCs) — and adapted it to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. As of July 2013, there were 50 private communities. The Launch. What features would make the site inviting, accessible, and useful?

Globalization 8

Globalization Health Care Information Technology Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) rolled out the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey in 2006 to measure standards of hospital care from the patient standpoint. ” The HCAHPS survey asks the patients to rate their quality of experience during the stay at the hospital.

Survey 8

Survey Health Care Process Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

Some old technologies, after being rendered obsolete by better and cheaper alternatives (indeed even after whole industries based on them have been decimated), manage to “re-emerge” to the point that they sustain healthy businesses. Who are these makers if not the revivers of dying or, in some cases, long extinct technologies?

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Supply Chain Technology Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2015

government sold off all of its GM holdings in December 2013, U.S. billion from 2010 through 2013), it would probably still be bankrupt but for the booming Chinese market. In 2013 GM produced 3 million cars in China , or 45% of its global car production; that was up from 1.1 billion by the U.S. By the time the U.S. billion loss.

Hedge 8

Hedge Company Automotive Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

Ford invested heavily in digital initiatives only to see its stock price lag due to cost and quality issues elsewhere in the company. This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology. It is multi-faceted and diffuse, and doesn’t just involve technology.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

He equipped his Boulder offices with state-of-the-art video conferencing systems, and now holds meetings using this technology or asks business partners to travel to see him. Over the first half of 2013, I struggled through a deep depressive episode – my third as an adult. Feld, who recently wrote about this decision in Inc.

Travel 10

Travel Execution Venture Capitalist Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The performance benefits for companies are compelling and not just (or even mainly) in terms of reducing labor costs: automation can also bring whole new business models, and improvements that go beyond human capabilities, such as increasing throughput and quality and raising the speed of responses in a variety of industries.

GDP 8

GDP Globalization Short-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

True, they pioneered the creative use of technology to open up flexible new ways of renting a car. Reputation systems and active supplier screening maintain quality, and the need for insurance keeps customers from bypassing the marketplaces. Sadly, the Zipcar culture may not survive the merger.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The network effect, which describes how services and technologies become more valuable as more people use them, has driven the success of many internet companies. The advertising guru David Jones dubbed this mixing of branding and technology as “brandtech.” They leverage technology in innovative ways.

Brand 8

Brand Apparel Software Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

But ongoing changes in policy, technology, and industry culture are now creating unprecedented opportunities for those with just the right kind of crazy. billion in 2013, up 39% from 2012. Consumer technology offers direct access to patients. These technologies currently affect a small share of the population.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Funding Entrepreneur Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

They are convinced that if people can shop freely for the plans they want and insurers must compete actively for their business, everyone will gain: customers will get coverage that matches their preferences, and insurers will become more cost- and quality-conscious than they now are. Liberals want universal coverage.

Insurance 9

Insurance Goal Health Care Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

A 2013 Harvard study also revealed that when researchers told participants that the physiological signs of stress prepared them to cope better they became less anxious and more confident in stressful situations, viewing their stress response as helpful.

Stress 15

Stress Root Cause Analysis Learning-by-Doing Globalization 15