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Virtual reality in banking. How are we going to visit the bank in the future?

Strategy Driven

What was the subject of science fiction books and films not so long ago has become real and accessible today. Instead of presenting tables and numbers, the advisor will be able to, for example, transfer the client to some real estate, show him spatial, attractive charts or visualize data or the effects of various decisions.

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Ideas Are Not The Keys To Entrepreneurial Success

Tanveer Naseer

Most people assume that successful entrepreneurs are created solely based on how innovative and groundbreaking their new idea is. Disney didn’t think up animated films, or even amusement parks. Trade is at the core of the entrepreneurial transaction, whether you’re trading real estate, products, or services.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. There’s also potential to improve existing jobs by providing lower-skill workers with tools and encouragement, thereby improving customer service, reducing turnover, and promoting innovation and engagement. We think cities can do better.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Jerry Buss

Harvard Business Review

Innovators think and do things differently in order to achieve extraordinary success. Our research indicates that whether they are CEOs, senior executives, sports team owners, or film directors, game changers who stand head and shoulders above the rest share a common set of qualities that we call the innovation mindset.

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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Legendary bosses like Bill Sanders in real estate, Julian Robertson in hedge funds, and Bill Walsh in professional football all communicated visions that entranced employees and left them hell-bent on success. They reward innovation and initiative, and encourage everyone in the group to do the same.

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The Booming Business of Drones

Harvard Business Review

reauthorization law, envisions a $5 billion-plus industry of camera drones being used for all sorts of purposes from real estate advertising to crop dusting to environmental monitoring and police work." As the New York Times wrote in a December 25 editorial : "The drone go-ahead, signed in February by President Obama in the F.A.A.

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4 Organizational Mistakes That Plague Modern Knowledge Workers

Harvard Business Review

Proponents say they also improve collaboration and innovation, and opponents report that they cause higher stress and lower concentration, motivation, and cognitive functioning. Frosted film or patterned glass walls instead of clear glass. A sound system for white noise. Not setting up telecommuters for success.