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How Teams Can Function When They Have Conflicting Goals

The Horizons Tracker

The study suggests that transparency and effective sharing of information is crucial for such groups to work well. This was joined by a computer model that utilized Bayesian statistics and differential game theory to simulate such interactions. How do teams manage to function when their goals are conflicting however?

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How Cooperation Can Make Driverless Transportation Better

The Horizons Tracker

The research uses cooperative game theory to attempt to model the kind of interactions that may occur inside the vehicle. Game theory. This is typified by the famous trolley dilemma that continues to confound autonomous car developers.

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Do People Trust Robots As Much As Humans?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers conducted a trust game experiment, whereby human volunteers were asked to bestow a $10 endowment to a partner, who was either a human, a robot, or a robot acting on behalf of a human. It was in many ways a classic game theory setup, with the human volunteer knowing that gains were to be made, but trust would be key.

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The Impact Migration Has On Cooperation

The Horizons Tracker

Cooperation is a classic game theory-related problem, as it’s vital for communities to thrive as it allows knowledge and resources to be shared successfully, but if too many members of the community act selfishly, the whole thing breaks down. Testing cooperation.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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Embrace the Complexity of Cyber Defense

Harvard Business Review

This approach has greatly enhanced our ability to defend information systems against attack. Developing appropriate solutions requires understanding networks comprised of multitudes of heterogeneous layered subnetworks managed by organizations around the world, each with their own policies and incentives.

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Why Your Company Should Partner with Rivals

Harvard Business Review

That strategy could be especially effective if the company priced access at the point just below the competitions' 'go/no-go' price for developing similar technology. This insight shaped and informed venerable brands' efforts to collectively develop new geographic markets while maintaining their competitive differences.