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

HR Digest

An early champion of the Men Advocating Real Change (MARC) gender inclusion program, Chevron recognizes the true power it can have to build self-awareness, foster individual inclusion skills, and sustain a culture of inclusion across the organization. Efforts to bring more diversity to the oil and gas industry are working.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

They enable the disaggregation of physical assets in space and in time, creating digital platforms that make these disaggregated components — a few days in an apartment, an hour using a Roomba, a seat in your drive from Berlin to Hamburg — amenable to pricing, matching, and exchange.

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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. To answer these questions, we need to begin disaggregating work and understanding how automation and AI can differentially handle various aspects of work. the legally required element).

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A Brief History of Blockchain

Harvard Business Review

” Current generation blockchains are secured by “proof of work,” in which the group with the largest total computing power makes the decisions. Right now, in the blockchain world, every computer in the network processes every transaction. The fifth major innovation on the horizon is called blockchain scaling.

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The Fight Over Tesla Shows How Little Value Dealerships Add

Harvard Business Review

But is it the interests of customers they’re following or rather the bidding of the powerful car dealership lobby? In disaggregated markets with many sellers and buyers and where search costs are high, intermediaries provide considerable value. Proponents of a ban on direct sales claim that they are acting in the interest of customers.