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Is America Losing Its Innovation Edge?

The Horizons Tracker

. “The United States became a world power—economically, militarily and culturally—in significant part by placing a high priority on innovation, fueled by advances in science and technology,” the authors say. “Recent developments are placing additional stress on the U.S. ” Losing top spot.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social Life

Harvard Business Review

Outside of universities, ongoing learning and skill development is essential to surviving economic and technological disruption. In 2014 a CBRE report estimated that 50% of jobs would be redundant by 2025 due to technological innovation. Trends including AI, robotics, and offshoring mean constant shifts in the nature of work.

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It’s Never Been More Important for Big Companies to Listen to Local Communities

Harvard Business Review

On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. Alice Potter/Getty Images. Conflicts like these with local communities are not only divisive, they are expensive.

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Crisis Management Failures in Japan's Reactors and the BP Spill

Harvard Business Review

A potentially catastrophic technological problem, an incomplete crisis response plan, misleading early information, divided private and public authority, ineffective initial actions. The possibility of a well blow-out was explicitly addressed by systems, processes and technology. Yet, neither BP and the U.S.