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How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead

Harvard Business Review

Much has been made of the potential for blockchain technologies to open up new vistas for business and society. But is there a way for this revolutionary technology to empower the rich and poor alike? Edwards Deming). How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. Distributed Database.

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Don’t Set Process Without Input from Frontline Workers

Harvard Business Review

The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. A few months ago I opened a new account at a well-known UK bank at a brick-and-mortar branch. I signed some documents and had a new bank account. ” She explained that the bank was using a newish system that could “run the check in real time.”

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The Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

Folks at Danone learned it from Grameen Bank Founder Mohammad Yunus, who asked them to consider putting Danone’s special formula nutrient in an edible cover, not a disposable package. They may get sold in countries that do not have any recycling capability. Traditionally, a rainmaker has been understood to be a great a salesperson.

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The Best Companies Aren’t Afraid to Replace Their Most Profitable Products

Harvard Business Review

Many are betting on the new generation of technology firms to unsettle the old guard. With the rise of the smartphone and mobile technology, QQ failed to capture new users. Edward Deming , the father of quality movement in the 1950s, believed that what can’t be measured doesn’t get managed.