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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. Of course, part of that entailed reestablishing the company’s reputation for cutting-edge technology. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. You know this company.

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Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

Renewable technology is gaining ground left and right. Sustainable technology is getting cheaper as time rolls by. What is more, the adoption of new technologies will facilitate oil and gas operations. Technology also gives the oil and gas industry a chance to wash its face. The Green Revolution. The Bleeding Edge.

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New Year Entertainment: Predictions, Forecasts, and Projections

The Practical Leader

Technology is a major driving of change and is changing very unpredictably as we see in these forecasts: Lee DeForest, the “father of radio,” said in 1926 “While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility.”

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Is Entrepreneurship As Popular As We Think?

The Horizons Tracker

Entrepreneurship has seldom been sexier, with the press overwhelmed with stories of technological disruption and the tremendous changes emerging across society as a result of the bold and courageous innovators that are bucking the norm. Hype run wild. in 1985 to just 5.3% A decline in disruption.

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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job

Harvard Business Review

If you go to job-searching workshops — and I went to more than 50 in the course of studying the contemporary hiring landscape in 2013 and 2014 — you will be told weak ties are the key. What kinds of relationships should we try to use when we are looking for a job? I set out to learn whether that was still the case.

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Is Tesla Really a Disruptor? (And Why the Answer Matters)

Harvard Business Review

In the model described by Clayton Christensen, a new entrant offers substitute products using technology that is cheaper but initially inferior to products offered by mature incumbents. For one thing, it’s not clear what disruptive technology the company is offering. car manufacturer and all but three worldwide.

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AI Can Comb Through Your Data to Create More Compelling Customer Experiences

Harvard Business Review

In 2014, Sprint had a customer churn rate of 2.3% — twice as much as its biggest competitors. However, through a new culture and technology strategy, the company pivoted and raised its Net Promoter Score by 18 points. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Sponsored by Accenture.

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