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7 Steps to Bulletproof Problem Solving

Leading Blog

This process is not just applicable to business but is useful in finding solutions for personal problems as well. In the book they apply the process to individual problems such as, “Should I put solar panels on my roof?,” “What career should I choose?,” Step Two: Disaggregate the Issues. and “Should we go to court?”

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7 Steps to Problem Solving

Skip Prichard

Winning organizations now rely on nimble, iterative problem solving, rather than the traditional planning processes. As a consequence of accelerating change, the old model of managerial skill development and application is no longer effective. How did you develop it? 2: Disaggregate. 2: Disaggregate. 4: Workplan.

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Making Diversity Central to Success: Q&A With Chevron’s Chief Diversity Officer

HR Digest

MARC is focused on empowering male executives and leaders to model inclusive behavior, influence more equitable talent management systems and processes, and build effective partnerships across gender. We’re in the process of recruiting broad and wide, and it’s not just for women, and not just for former Chevron employees.

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The 3 Ways Work Can Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

There are currently three technological enablers of work automation: robotic process automation, cognitive automation, and social robotics. The simplest and most mature so far is robotic process automation. First, they can further automate, or completely reengineer, their business processes.

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Automation Will Make Us Rethink What a “Job” Really Is

Harvard Business Review

Experience with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) seems to confirm this prediction. Significant investment also takes place in cockpit technology as well as in training and development (e.g., Conversely, consider how robotic process automation can change the left side of the curve for a pilot (i.e., the legally required element).

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Why You Should Let a 5-Year Old Design Your Next Product

Harvard Business Review

Getting toothpaste onto a toothbrush can be messy if your fine motor skills are still developing. All his life, he hated brushing his teeth. And, of course, even though you know you''re supposed to replace a toothbrush every three months, who really keeps track of that? So, Houston Diaz decided to invent a solution.

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The Human Element in Digital Prototyping

Harvard Business Review

There’s a common perception that product development for digital solutions is easier than it is for physical ones. While this can be true, we’ve seen many digital solutions fail because the product development process is too far removed from the user and lacks a human touch. development, bandwidth, fulfillment, etc.)