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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. EBRD has always been one of the leading innovators in the space of sustainable investing and also FinTech.

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Why Innovators Love Constraints

Harvard Business Review

Nearly a decade later, I find myself almost a fan of constraints. If you, like me, are a foot-dragging devotee, consider the following: Fewer resources produce proximity; proximity drives innovation. If you want to form meaningful bonds that lead to productive collaboration and innovation, make room for more close encounters.

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New Perspectives Required To Create AI Fit For Humanity

The Horizons Tracker

Such an effort would require the field to break free from the constraints of computer science and engineering, taking in such disparate disciplines as economics, biology, psychology and various other social sciences. Forming a bond. They have no empathy for one’s family situation or whether employees are engaged at work.

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Is Your Business Biased Against Innovation?

Strategy Driven

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Doing otherwise biases the business against innovation because what you are projecting may look unattractive relative to your business today. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point.