The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As highlighted in a recent article , the release of ChatGPT in its various guises, along with numerous other generative AI-based technologies, has heralded a flurry of articles, studies, and headlines lauding the often catastrophic impact such technologies will have on jobs and society more broadly.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 29, 2023

What’s more, if we can shift our mindset in such a way, it could unlock a wave of innovation and productivity improvements that benefit us all. The authors argue that a more powerful alternative future is one in which humans are augmented by technology. While this is an enticing vision, it’s also a limiting one.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Levelling Up White Paper makes explicit reference to the Net Zero agenda, stating that the transition “could have large and long-lasting effects on virtually every aspect of the economy, including jobs and skills, infrastructure and technology, and investment and innovation”.

Skills 122

Skills White Paper Energy Industry 122

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2023

By contrast, the IT and engineering sectors were far more accessible to people from working-class backgrounds. These CEOs had transitioned through the classes as a result of their educational performance and were highly present in sectors like technology, engineering, health, and education.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Central to many discussions on the technology has been the trolley dilemma beloved of ethicists, but the authors believe these kinds of no-win scenarios are the wrong way to look at the issue. Instead, they argue that the best way to get us to trust the technology is to imbue it with the kind of common sense human drivers themselves use.

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Technology Resistance Software Engineering 129

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 31, 2021

Indeed, women software engineers significantly differ from men in terms of personality traits, which are related to higher job performance, ethics, and creativity. It’s a notion that Roland Rust and Ming-Hul Huang believe will be at the heart of what they refer to as the “feeling economy” in their eponymous book.

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Ries Software Emotional Intelligence Ethics 116

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 30, 2021

The latest comes from new research from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. It’s an approach referred to as Bayesian Exploration. As with many of the new generation of technologies, the system could introduce new ways of working for physicians. It’s an approach that has a number of benefits. Changing behaviors.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 20, 2014

In its heyday, Eastman Kodak Company was an icon of innovation in photography; a juggernaut in its field. Creative changes in customers'' taste, technologies and global economic circumstance continue to destroy the Kodaks of this world. Kodak leadership missed a number of innovative opportunities in the past.

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Film Technology Innovation Creativity 144

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

We are in the midst of what research from Erasmus University refers to as the “entrepreneurial economy”, with governments, VCs, and others pumping record sums into the creation of new startups, and the entrepreneurial ecosystems that are supposed to support them. Engines of creation. A different picture.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 116

Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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How To Innovation Creativity Entrepreneur 109

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For instance, research from Penn State shows that male extroverts consider sites to be more interactive when sites allowed them to interact with the computer, which the researchers refer to as human-computer interaction (HCI).

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Coaching Tip

JULY 16, 2015

Kodak's technology was also far ahead of Fujifilm's. After I left Kodak, as a marketing specialist, to take a new leadership position in another industry in 1973, Fujifilm's technology was catching up with Kodak's and by the 1980s Fujifilm had technically surpassed Kodak in nearly all varieties of film. What happened?

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Film Crisis Innovation Brand 70

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2020

These new exascale systems combine the latest technologies in AI, engineering and science, to achieve performance faster than any supercomputer before. But perhaps most surprisingly, these computers will use technology from videogames to achieve this goal. Managing this computing power will pose a challenge. About Codeplay.

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Power Management Software Benchmarking 66

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

This results in searches for “engineer” returning predominantly male images, and searches for “cleaner” returning predominantly female images. They did this by examining words that should ordinarily provide an equal chance of referring to a man or a woman were assumed to be male by the algorithm.

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Participative Ethics Globalization Metrics 123

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The transformation of Silicon Valley from farmland into the center of the technological universe has been attracting envious looks from around the world for a generation or more. There is also a supportive regulatory environment that has helped fintech innovators to emerge. Digital dominance.

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Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 45

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2020

It’s a shocking statistic, given the amount of lip service business owners around the country pay to innovation. The age of 3D printing has been around for a while, yet the vast majority of businesses are still stuck on technology invented millennia ago. How do you make the transition from paper-based forms to eForms?

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Software Compliance Learning Curve Cost 69

CEO Insider

AUGUST 9, 2022

In reference to this, does anyone who has access to a computer or a reasonably recent mobile device really yearn for the “good old days?” Can most visualize making decisions on what to sell, who to sell stuff to and how best to do that without being immersed entirely in the wonderful world of research? […].

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Also known as information technology managers, such professionals devise, coordinate, implement, and analyze computer-related projects. A bachelor’s degree or a more specialised degree in computers or informational technology is required. It is a fast growing field and attracts a lot of entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

While most C-level execs have a general idea of what I’m referring to, it is also quite clear that most can’t even begin to define it, much less articulate the specific constructs of a sound business model. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., I Think Not.

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Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 269

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

Recently, Thomson-Reuters published its latest list of the Top 100 Global Innovators honoring the leading organizations and companies most responsible for sizeable, influential patents worldwide. First, many of the Top Innovators employ engineers in emerging countries such as India and China. Here are three main reasons why.

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Engineering Globalization Innovation Marketing 8

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 9, 2017

Paul Stafford (played by Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons) was the head engineer at the Space Task Group at NASA. Played by Kevin Costner, Al Harrison said this inspiring quote when referring to NASA sending a man to the moon. Because of this, she was on the lookout for new technologies. Technology had replaced her.

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Leadership Technology Information Learning-by-Doing 120

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. I’m not making any judgments or pointing any fingers, but readers of this post will know which camp they fall into. That’s about it. I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies and government agencies often make the mistake of viewing innovation as a set of unconstrained activities with no discipline. In reality, for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed as a process from start to deployment. As the head of the U.S.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

And by this, I’m not referring to how we choose to acknowledge or celebrate this accomplishment. Rather, I’m referring to that moment when the dust settles and we look with pride at what we’ve attained and find ourselves stuck with that lingering question – so, what do we do now?

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 19, 2017

Often innovative solutions can be found if you expand the scope of what you see as the system. Competing Against Luck is packed with valuable ideas: Throughout this book we will refer to jobs in shorthand simplistic terms for ease of reference – but it’s important to emphasize that a well-defined job is multilayered and complex.

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Deming Christensen System Innovation 28

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

a Boston-based innovation management collaborative. Your organization won't innovate productively unless some underlying factors are in good shape. A compelling case for innovation. Unless people understand why innovation is necessary, it always loses to core business or the performance engine in the battle for resources.

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Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Innovation has emerged as a key means by which the US can pull itself out of this lackluster economy. In the State of the Union, President Obama referred to China and India as new threats to America's position as the world's leading innovator. Many in the high technology industry have known this for a long time.

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Content Innovation Technology Disruptive Innovation 15

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.”

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Had they set out simply to make a profit, Apple likely wouldn’t be the revolutionary technology leader it is today. Recent research has shown that “high purpose” companies — those who have a point of view on social issues, innovate with purpose, and have a commitment to society — outperform “low purpose companies.”

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. Not Listening.

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Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 51

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2011

We all know innovation has its own language conventions, rich with revolutions , evolutions , ecosystems , and more. Innovators, after all, are trying to communicate the promise of something that may not exist yet, and sometimes that requires some optimistic adornment. We wanted to learn more.

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ExactHire - Leadership

JUNE 16, 2021

Babies, Tesla’s newest innovation , or the latest iPhone. Search engines rank new job postings higher. Assess your application process using both mobile and desktop technology. Words such as serving, operating machinery, or entering data will all help the search engines pick up the job posting. New gets all the buzz.

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Sample Software Process Quality 59

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Meanwhile Harvard Business Review has been focused on this issue, with our most recent cover story titled "How to fix capitalism — and unleash a wave of innovation and growth". Big opportunities exist for organizations challenge existing beliefs, to innovate, and to leverage to create value through new products and services.

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Innovation Succession Porter Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Call 2014 the year of innovation. Google Trends reveals that interest in disruptive innovation crept up to peak levels this year. It seems that every time you hop on a quarterly earnings call, the CEO mentions innovation. If innovation is the foundation to building the future, this focus should be reassuring.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

At the recent INNOVEIT event in Brussels, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology launched its Deep Tech Talent Initiative , which aims to provide a million people across the EU with the skills required to function in the deep tech sector in the coming years.

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Skills Education Innovation Transportation 132

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2011

And within another 15, the nascent automobile industry found itself rocked by yet another innovation: Henry Ford's system of mass production, which obliterated hundreds of competitors who could not produce cars as quickly or cheaply. innovators. Innovators, however, can either be linear or non-linear. entrepreneurs.

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Heron Shaw Entrepreneur Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2018

. “If only we could tell our stories better,” is a refrain I hear often from people I work with in the science and technology community. In my experience, startup and technical business leaders don’t tell their innovation stories well. What are technical innovators doing wrong – and how can they fix it?

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