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Crowdfunded Educational Projects Achieve Great Returns On Investment

The Horizons Tracker

Crowdsourcing educational projects is perhaps not what immediately comes to mind when one thinks of crowdfunding, but research from the University of Michigan highlights not only how popular it is but how effective it can be. Indeed, each funded educational project on the platform achieves up to a 1.6% Operations management.

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The Societal Misconceptions Around AI

The Horizons Tracker

It also points out that using AI in education without caution is causing global problems. The study suggests that we should look beyond the excitement about AI and carefully consider the risks of using it in education. Main misunderstandings In the study, the author talks about two big misunderstandings about AI in education.

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AI for Execs: Navigating the Future of Business.

Rich Gee Group

For executives, AI isn't just about technology; it's about transformation. Actionable Insights for Executives: Educate Yourself & Your Team: Before diving into AI integration, ensure you and your team understand the basics. Analyze which areas of your operations could benefit the most from AI integration.

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6 Ways Technology Can Help Companies Innovate Out of the Coronavirus Downturn

Strategy Driven

As our world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders must understand that it’s going to be technology that determines which companies survive and build success from this unprecedented event. The pandemic makes those technologies more relevant now than ever. These technologies are: Artificial intelligence (AI).

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3 Ways to Break Out of a Zero-Sum Game of Growth with Your Competitors

Leading Blog

Sesame Street did not disrupt a prior market for childhood education. 2: Create new technology enabled business models: GE’s Jeff Immelt and Dartmouth Professor Govindarajan are back, with lessons on digital transformation. Now, more than ever, you can grow your business in the new and adjacent areas enabled by technology.

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The Movement Of People And Ideas Is Key To Economic Growth

The Horizons Tracker

In essence, this is the process by which existing technologies and processes are combined or deployed in new ways. As Mancur Olson put it in his book, Power and Prosperity : “because uncertainties are so pervasive and unfathomable, the most dynamic and prosperous societies are those that try many, many different things.

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Only Learning Leaders Can Transform the Extreme Rate of Transformation Failures

The Practical Leader

They hired an expensive consulting firm to design and install millions of dollars’ worth of new technologies. He was clearly operating on the assumption that if they knew better, they’d do better. Building transformation into the company’s operating rhythm. They had to get costs down.