The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

For instance, during 2020, GDP in advanced economies plummeted, with many businesses having to shut for prolonged periods, and nearly all having to rapidly adapt to the changing conditions. Organizational agility. The Covid pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the most disruptive periods in most organizations’ history.

Company 127

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 127

HR Digest

JULY 5, 2021

Developments in digital technologies, inclusive of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, are estimated by some to create the potential for a tremendous reduction in the volume of work. Others see scope of digital technologies to transform the quality of work. IMPROVING WORK MARKET DYNAMISM. RETHINKING WAGES.

Human Capital 122

Human Capital How To Incentives Human Resources 122

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2021

“For instance, British beer company, Brewdog, responded with agility and creativity throughout the crisis —shifting to produce hand sanitizer, creating virtual bars, setting up the Brewdog Drive-Thru, and repurposing physical locations to create co-working space with Desk Dog.”. This resulted in a boost to GDP of around 0.4%.

Innovation 128

Innovation GDP Long-term Short-term 128

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2018

Today digital technology is all the rage because after decades of development it has become incredibly useful. We need to start preparing for a new era of innovation in which different technologies, such as genomics, materials science, and robotics , rise to the fore. First is the technology itself.

Industry 12

Industry GDP Technology Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. It’s clear why pain in the domestic supplier base matters from a policy perspective.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The two reports – one by a subcommittee of the new National Science and Technology Council , and a second on AI and R&D — were prepared with remarkable speed, especially relative to the traditional pace of government. And somebody reminded me that the space program was half a percent of GDP. Here are the highlights.

Policies 8

Policies Report Technology Incentives 8