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Debriefing: A Simple Tool to Help Your Team Tackle Tough Problems

Harvard Business Review

Eventually, the more you debrief, the more effective and efficient the whole process becomes. If there’s lack of clarity here, the rest of the debriefing will be of little value because you won’t know how to judge your success. What caused our results? An effective tool for root-cause analysis is “ 5 whys.”

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How Companies Are Using Machine Learning to Get Faster and More Efficient

Harvard Business Review

Although machine-reengineering is new, companies are already seeing striking results with it, particularly in boosts to speed and efficiency. The technology can pick out kinds of people — mountain climbers, for instance — to help advertisers more efficiently match ads to the videos. Root cause analysis.