The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have been working on a nanotech-based solution that promises to go a step further. As such, the material is ideal for biosensors that aim to detect very small changes in chemical concentration. Testing for fatigue.

Chemicals 103

Chemicals Resistance Reference Stress 103

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Data-driven selvesware could help the global project manager hoping to foster greater cooperation and camaraderie within their team. Their selvesware could perform social-network analytics, prioritize project milestones, and draft post-meeting communiqués designed to get their team interacting more with each other.

KPI 8

KPI Directory Human Capital Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

They trained experts in improvement projects (" Black Belts ") who then drove initiatives that achieved large financial results. Many of those organizations then embraced Lean for different set of tools for improvement projects, tools that helped them connect project results to key strategic measures. Consider this example.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Maggie Wilderotter, chairman and CEO of Frontier Communications (and a member of the boards of P&G and Xerox) stresses that “it’s not just about the meetings. Engaging between meetings. It’s about being able to touch base in between meetings and staying current.” ” Engaging on the tough questions.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey CEO Participative Automotive 8