The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 1, 2019

Oxford University researchers Carl Benedikt Frey shot to public attention in 2013 when he and colleague Michael Osborne released research in which they predicted that 47% of jobs could be automated within the next decade or so.

Technology 72

Technology Short-term Osborne Long-term 72

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". In her NYT piece and in an HBR ideacast , Susan Cain points out that the popular view — "Lone geniuses are out.

Groupthink 15

Groupthink Brainstorming Osborne Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It was Alex Osborn, a 1960s advertising executive, who coined the term brainstorming. Subsequent scientific research confirmed Osborn’s instincts: groups who follow his guidelines show more creativity than those who don’t. Vincent Tsui for HBR. and 10.5).

Brainstorming 8

Brainstorming Osborne Creativity Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. Osborne from Oxford University calculated that about 47% of American jobs could disappear by 2020 due to digitization. In 2013 Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 8, 2019

Whilst the likes of the Frey and Osborne paper predicted a pretty widespread demolition of 47% of all jobs, the reality is that those with low-skilled, routine jobs are far more at risk. The report reveals that adult education in the UK is declining, and participation declines more as we age. So what can be done?

Technology 85

Technology Osborne Education Skills 85