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Who Are The Smartest Cities Of 2020?

The Horizons Tracker

2020 has not been an easy time for cities, as COVID-19 has shut down the tourism and business travel that many rely on, with office workers operating from homes, and the various lockdown measures in place prompting many to look afresh at the small flats that are the standard form of abode in many a city.

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The Leadership Response To Coronavirus

The Horizons Tracker

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. If employees are unable to work for any period of time, try and use this downtime to invest in skills development. Co-create strategies. Now is the time to truly live up to that ideal.

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Why Public Health Organizations Should Partner with Academic Institutes - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM QATAR FOUNDATION

Harvard Business Review

” It suggested that collaboration in research, education, and clinical practice too often remain unexplored in many developed countries across the world. The recommendation was echoed in a recent U.S. A case study for what such collaboration can look like is the healthcare sector in Qatar.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation. Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua.

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The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality: A Brief History

Harvard Business Review

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

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What It Might Mean If We All Work From Home

The Horizons Tracker

The challenges of city centers have been compounded by the shortage of tourism that would also provide economic heft to so many. operating at around 30-40% of normal levels. This has been driven in large part by the malaise of city center environments that have become ghost towns without the lifeblood of workers that sustain them.

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The Right Way to Plan an Innovation Tour

Harvard Business Review

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. These well-intentioned professionals travel the world in pursuit of the secret sauce of innovation. If you ask the director of a government innovation agency how influential or effective they are, what answer do you expect, other than “ extremely ?” Kenneth Andersson.