Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

I’ve developed this framework based on the experiences that my collaborators and I have had implementing prediction systems over the last 25 years in domains like finance, healthcare, education, and sports. Driverless cars, for example, operate in domains in which the physics is well understood.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Simon Cost Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million. They also want to be involved in developing sustainability strategy. The projects produced financial and environmental benefits, of course.

Metrics 9

Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

If a user agreed to the noble goal of free connectivity for their fellow citizens, they were directed to tell their Member of Parliament to support Facebook’s developing world program: Internet.org seeks to connect billions of people in the developing world to the internet. And Facebook is by no means the only example.

Politics 8

Politics Real Estate Morale Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

The traditional, even predominant, way to form a team follows a well-rehearsed and perfectly logical flow: Develop a strategy. ” Coty’s “Big Opportunity” focused on developing its supply chain into a competitive advantage that could better drive innovation and business growth. Operations in a Connected World.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Kotter Critical Success Factor Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The operative word in that sentence is “founding” or in my case “co-founding.” ” My partner David and I developed the idea for our company 10 years ago, and I took over as CEO several years ago. Yet I really have a hard time tearing myself away from the office to play.

Company 10

Company Entrepreneur Survey CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

” In his book, Start with Why , Simon Sinek says that purpose should provide direction when deciding a company’s future: “Instead of asking, ‘WHAT should we do to compete? There may have been another business that they could have started, utilizing the company’s assets (real estate, technology, staff, etc.)

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2018

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer technology are causing us to think again about some really basic questions: what is a firm? How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. The incumbent therefore needs to invest in the invasive technology before it is definitively needed.

Company 10

Company Long-term Short-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

A consistent, quantitative perspective on uncertainty not only builds the best foundation for making good management decisions but also provides a platform for developing a shared understanding of trade-offs, bridging disagreement and establishing accountability. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Supply Chain Outsourcing Brand 10

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The more we use technology and outsourced thinking, we diminish our ability to think for ourselves. Lakhani (Harvard Business School Press, 2020) AI-centric organizations exhibit a new operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value. Complexity is in. Other people’s agenda becomes our narrative.

Books 448

Books Leadership Simon Learning-by-Doing 448

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

What will be the administration’s take on science and technology? Likewise, we know that whatever our historical assumptions have been, many are likely to change as technology advances. We are living in an era where macro effects can easily swamp competitive and operational considerations. Invest in Resilience.

Strategy 10

Strategy Uncertainty Long-term Politics 10