The Horizons Tracker

MAY 24, 2022

For all the hype surrounding technologies such as AI, for most of the last few years, there has been precious little return on the investments companies were making. Many AI-related projects were stuck in a research or pilot phase and were subsequently making little real impact on the operations of the business. Signs of change.

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Company Survey McKinsey Project 116

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2023

They also offer specialized expertise in engineering, procurement and construction. From project management to technical support, these firms can help their clients manage the risks and costs of drilling operations. They also offer technological solutions that improve upstream and downstream business processes.

Short-term 79

Short-term Industry Technology Long-term 79

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, which operates under the umbrella of the US Department of Justice, reported that in 2021 (the most recent year for which data is available), there were 1,186 Black adults and 1,004 American Indians and Alaska Natives incarcerated in state or federal facilities for every 100,000 adults.

Construction 98

Construction Engineering Report Information 98

Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

We can master highly sophisticated technical and technological challenges because we’re quite skilled at making linear connections from one technical feat to the next. Construct A Really, Really Good Question. A highly engineered conversation—engineered serendipity. And collisions can be engineered.

Engineering 281

Engineering System Outsourcing Information 281

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If you love technology and developing computer programs, this is the career for you. Software developers can work in many different fields, including finance, education, information technology, health care, construction, and more. Senior Software Engineer. Computer Programmer. They may also create video games or websites.

Software 97

Software Real Estate Engineering Education 97

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Technology and IT Job Opportunities As a result of the emergence of Silicon Slopes , Utah’s tech scene has gained national attention. Salt Lake City, in particular, hosts the headquarters of some major players, such as Wells Fargo, which runs its western operations from here.

Real Estate 65

Real Estate Tourism Finance Automotive 65

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Leapfrogging advances in materials, photonics, optics, and electronics have precipitated a rising demand for 3D display technologies. The increased demand for enhanced imaging and the adoption of 3D technologies in smartphones, HMD devices, projector devices, and monitors are expected to catapult 3D displays across a new threshold of realism.

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Technology Content Video Globalization 100

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc.,

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Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 270

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Same firm handles radioactive waste at Hanford In this file photo, container management operators at US Ecology Idaho near Mountain Home catalog closed drums filled with various types of hazardous waste in. Operating Events. Source: Topix – Nuclear Energy News Published on 2018-11-20 Explosion kills 1 in Idaho.

Execution 50

Execution Supply Chain Energy Banking 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2018

Across industrial sectors, from healthcare to energy, from construction to retail, engineers are creating new technologies with potentially disruptive implications for the current architectural order of the global economy. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Insight Center.

Health Care 14

Health Care Technology System Library 14

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

Clearly and powerfully define your company's contribution to society -- which must be at the heart of the company's purpose, not a side operation. Engage radically -- a completely open, proactive and constructive approach to the outside world. Today, technology is making all business activity more transparent.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

The EU’s case asserts, among other things, that Google unfairly exploits its dominance in search engines and smartphone operating systems to restrict competition in shopping services, ad placement services, and smartphone app store markets. On June 27 this year the EU fined Google $2.7

Company 14

Company Engineering Operations Marketing 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

Intangible Assets 15

Intangible Assets Operations Health Care Conference 15

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2017

They will see this as a time of technological revolution where science fiction met with science fact. A lot of the technologies themselves have been around, in some form or another for decades but through generations of refinement and repurposing, we are now witnesses to the emergence of technologies that will change the world.

Technology 50

Technology Retail Industry Automotive 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 14, 2020

With the rising demand for construction, many people are trying their luck with the construction business. Although constructing high-rise buildings and modern houses is not a piece of cake, everything is possible with a little hard work and dedication. Do you think manual labor is enough on construction sites?

Construction 66

Construction Insurance Efficiency Operations 66

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Developing and deploying new technology requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. Engineering innovations lowered the cost.

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Project Transportation Construction Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

So just when electric systems need to operate flawlessly — whether to power air conditioners, pump water, or heat homes — long-term challenges to power grids are multiplying. New workers are not entering the market as fast as veterans — particularly engineers — are retiring. In the U.S.,

Energy 10

Energy Industry Engineering Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

Even companies that make industrial products like cars, medical devices, and construction equipment are increasingly competing with digitally sophisticated firms like Tesla and Nest that regularly update their connected physical products online. Operations in a Connected World. But when a product is delivered online (e.g.,

Innovation 14

Innovation Company Software Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

When demands arise in an industrial environment, managers and engineers must interrupt the automation to update the processes that make the machines go. Some organizations are already deploying elements of process change automation, while others are developing technologies that lay the foundation for it.

Process 14

Process Automotive Chief Technology Officer Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The first is operational, or doing what you are currently doing, better, faster, or cheaper. Many companies that are “going digital” fit in this category — they are using new technologies to solve old problems. The next category of usage focuses on the operational model.

Metrics 8

Metrics Retail Content Advertising 8

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

In today’s high-velocity environment, Scott Klososky believes you need to understand how to guide your organization in the implementation and usage of technology—in short, how your organization “does” technology. [As Younger generations will not operate like the current generation of leaders ….If

Chief Information Officer 283

Chief Information Officer CIO ROI Technology 283

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

But most importantly, I heard about some great new products and technologies. I saw this technology paired seamlessly with some regular fluorescent lighting and working well in an interior conference room. It's also remarkably safe for users and technology — you can safely dip an iPhone in the stuff.

Innovation 18

Innovation Early Adopters Energy Efficiency 18

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service. Meanwhile, Starbucks, CVS Health, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase joined with more than a dozen other large U.S.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The size and layout of a room, whether a bed sits in the middle or against a wall (even which wall), how much space is maintained for patients to walk versus how many beds or operating equipment can be accommodated, have not been considered predictors of health outcomes in the past. Previous studies looked only at room scale, not unit scale.)

Health Care 8

Health Care Long-term Mayo Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Alstom keeps trains ready to run each morning for railroad operators rather than just selling the rolling stock to them. Rolls Royce runs the engines you see on the wings of your plane. need to be complemented with observation of how the customer currently operates. Technology can help here.

B2B 16

B2B Business Objectives Focus Group Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

Last week, Google released its HR statistics showing that, for technology-specific jobs , 94% of its workers are white or Asian, and just 17% are female. There’s a privileged notion that the next generation of technology should become an unavoidable path to self-improvement — and that efficiency and errorlessness are always inherently good.

Technology 12

Technology Tools Survey Energy 12

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

This followership type also helps to improve their leaders’ performance, as they will voice opinions prior to and provide constructive feedback after bad decisions. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Yet even though SKF has a century-long track record of keeping the wheels of industry turning, this new vision of bearings with brains by no means assures that SKF will prosper in the changeover in technology represented by the internet of things, in which every conceivable object can become a node on the net. Insight Center.

Industry 8

Industry System Business Model B2C 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

For example, one earthquake engineer, Stuart, had a career breakthrough when he joined a large structural investigation project led by a team of senior partners in his firm. He applied his specialized expertise to help this team evaluate the impact of construction-induced vibration on surrounding public transportation infrastructure.

Chief Operating Officer 15

Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

Systems conceived and built 50-60 years ago should be reimagined for the 20 th century, whether high speed trains, innovative public transit, or technology-enabled roads and vehicles that tap the potential of sensors, smartphones, wireless networks, and Big Data for greener, cleaner, more efficient mobility.

Transportation 8

Transportation Wireless Entrepreneur Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

In reality, each country needs the other to succeed in order to thrive — to finance growth, secure export markets, train talent, transfer technology, and more. Organizations can't operate effectively unless people share information, work together to solve problems, and help each other get the job done.

Apparel 17

Apparel Pharmaceuticals Finance Licensing 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

The Google case should motivate telecoms and global corporations to integrate privacy into their operational models, instead of treating them solely as issues of compliance. Reputation management companies, which work to bury search engine results, could also offer request services to individuals. Information & technology Innovation'

Innovation 10

Innovation Safe Harbor Compliance Information Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

It has also become a laboratory for reinventing some of the most intractable operating practices of "modern" management. Practice "constructive disruption". Rather, the platform supports a culture of what Lavoie calls "constructive disruption" inside the company. The Newport, R.I.-based We think innovation is a 24-7 activity.

Innovation 15

Innovation Webinar Proposal Hamel 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

And the more growth opportunities stretch beyond a company’s current capabilities, the more the company needs to build systems to manage the unique nature of these opportunities (the kind we describe in more depth in our recent article “ Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days ” and our 2012 e-book Building a Growth Factory ).

Innovation 14

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

For example, while we were one of the early companies to develop an ‘order online, pick up in store’ service capability, it took us years to launch because of the fear we’d slow down store operations. I understood the concern of our store operators, but customers were asking for the service.”

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2011

You can also use technology to begin "experiencing" the new culture while still at home. In the 1990s, he was transferred to an operations position in the Middle East. The engineering team he worked with was made up of several Arabs, most from different countries. These were things that were in the engineer's control.

Globalization 17

Globalization Engineering Due Diligence Project 17