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3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances

Harvard Business Review

As technology transforms our economy, one trend is getting more and more attention: the prospect that it will increasingly automate the work that we human beings do. While it’s true that technology is taking over routine tasks from many workers, it is also reshaping many supply and demand trends that drive our global markets.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

But in the world of new "sharing economy" models that generate efficiency gains, theirs is just the tip of the iceberg. True, they pioneered the creative use of technology to open up flexible new ways of renting a car. This "reengineering" of consumption is a natural consequence of the ongoing consumerization of digital technologies.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Chirotech specializes in biocatalysis and chemocatalysis, two important subspecialties of biotechnology and chemistry that help develop key biological and chemical intermediates needed for the efficient production of medicines. Western firms are masters of structured approaches to innovation that deliver scale and efficiency.