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The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

Skip Prichard

Harvard Business School professor Stefan Thomke outlines the overlooked alternative: experimentation. His new book, Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments , takes you through his research and best practices to show how to experiment and test before acting.

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Statistical Techniques Allow Management to do a Better Job

Deming Institute

… with the aid of statistical techniques, much of what the subjectivity of the information that management needs will disappear, and there will emerge the possibility of the science of management. Statistical techniques do not displace management: they aid management to do a better job.

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

That’s where experimental testing comes in. By forcing organizations to clearly articulate their goals and then to rigorously judge their decisions by those metrics, experimental tests can help managers avoid costly mistakes and can open up the consideration of other possible solutions. Identify a target outcome.

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What Else Every CEO Needs to Know About the Cloud

Harvard Business Review

They only became apparent over time to the experimenters and innovators. Of course, one article can't come close to touching on all the important topics related to cloud computing, and I had to leave a lot out. All of these advances were invisible at the dawn of electrification.

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How GE Uses Data Visualization to Tell Complex Stories

Harvard Business Review

We wanted a diversity of points of view on a diversity of subjects. But at the same time, if the point is to simplify a story or make whatever the topic is a story well told, if it gets overly complicated it defeats the original purpose. Open experimentation is a great way to bring to life challenges through vivid storytelling.

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Five Challenges China Must Meet by 2034

Harvard Business Review

Central concepts of liberal education, which are valued so highly in the West and aim to liberate the individual to be a critical thinker and active citizen, are currently the subject of experimental programs in China. How will those conflicting strategies, shortcomings, and achievements play out in the future? The Seven No’s.

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How to Spot a Liar - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business Review

Asked why the topic of deception is important to business research, negotiation expert Deepak Malhotra responds: “As it turns out, some people will lie and cheat in business.” This provided ample opportunity for the allocator to tell the truth about the money, lie, or try to avoid the subject altogether. The Ultimatum Game.