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A Brief History of Blockchain

Harvard Business Review

The second innovation was called blockchain, which was essentially the realization that the underlying technology that operated bitcoin could be separated from the currency and used for all kinds of other interorganizational cooperation. Proof-of-work systems are expected to go live later this year. Insight Center.

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The 3 Ways Work Can Be Automated

Harvard Business Review

It is particularly effective in automating the so-called “swivel chair” tasks, where data needs to be transferred from one software system to another. Creating a virtual workforce of software robots can help companies streamline operational processes as well as increase the quality and cost-effectiveness of shared services.

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Automation Will Make Us Rethink What a “Job” Really Is

Harvard Business Review

More nuanced analysis points to a less dystopian future where a great number of activities within jobs will be undertaken by intelligent systems rather than humans. Pilots are a critical pool of talent for an airline; there must be a sufficient supply with appropriate skills to operate the airline.

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The Truth About How Uber’s App Manages Drivers

Harvard Business Review

The company manages a large, disaggregated workforce of “driver-partners” that deliver a relatively standardized experience to passengers, while simultaneously promoting drivers as independent entrepreneurs whose work is characterized by freedom, flexibility, and independence. million drivers are active on the platform globally.

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Design Your Own Profession

Harvard Business Review

A disaggregated laptop that is lighter and more versatile, since I can use the screen by itself as an e-reader and the keyboard with other devices. Boeing refers to its global "value webs," an approach that turns managers into systems integrators. I recently bought an iPad. After using it for a few days I bought a wireless keyboard.

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5 Questions That Will Help You Stay Ahead of Your Disruptors

Harvard Business Review

Unsurprisingly, the group’s targeted segmentation and disaggregation efforts ended up dramatically improving response and resolution times for typical customers. Are our user experience designs and delivery systems appropriately aligned with use cases? Who “owns” the enterprise use-case portfolio?

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

Work is being disaggregated into tasks that can be dispersed inside and outside of the organization — the “uberization” of work. IBM has been building a talent system that both aligns with and accelerates this phenomenon of the external disaggregation of work.