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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

The leading career-focused social network, LinkedIn, predicts your job skills. Target predicts customer pregnancy in order to market relevant products accordingly. Marketing casts a wide net—"junk mail" is marketing money wasted and trees felled to print unread brochures. The system grades as accurately as human graders.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Formerly SVP in charge of wireless communication. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. World authority on project management. Non-profit CEOs.

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The Innovation Mismatch: "Smart Capital" and Education Innovation

Harvard Business Review

One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy. The demands of practitioners and the market supply of innovation from entrepreneurs are simply mismatched. The result is a large-scale market of technological mediocrity. Regrettably not.

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The Social Side of Auto-Analytics

Harvard Business Review

Or maybe we're more miserable in a particular career than we're willing to admit. Trackers include smartphone apps or wireless sensors to collect and monitor yourself over time. PatientsLikeMe and 23andMe are the leading operators of researcher-organized, crowdsourced health research studies. Expert-run communities.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. computers & peripherals, electronic equipment & components, semiconductors, wireless telecommunication services); and Materials (e.g., But attaining one is far from easy. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g.,

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The Inevitable Disruption of Television

Harvard Business Review

Initially, these innovations are adopted only by the least demanding industry consumers or those who couldn't afford to participate in existing markets (like the college students who use Reddit to find entertaining Youtube videos instead of paying for HBO). And in just one evening, I found my solution in the form of 4G wireless connectivity.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business Review

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. IoT solutions tend to span information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and core business functions.