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Sharing Data Helps Us Remain Healthier

The Horizons Tracker

They were asked not only to wear a Fitbit fitness tracker, but also to log their food intake in an app and weigh themselves on a wireless scale. The researchers tracked a group of participants in a 12-month weight loss program, with each of them asked to complete three self-monitoring activities every day. ” Keeping going.

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How the Rapid Growth of Ecommerce Is Driving Changes in Logistics and Transportation Management

Strategy Driven

Smart devices and wireless connections are now nearly everywhere and have already contributed immensely to the growth of the e-commerce industry. The latest trend in last mile delivery management focuses on the localization of distribution, where the goal is to leverage the existing infrastructure and optimize it through technology.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Formerly SVP in charge of wireless communication. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program.

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Vaccine Literacy, a Crucial Healthcare Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What is needed is sophisticated advocacy and communication — from personal to wireless — to advance vaccine literacy. This means that nearly 23.5

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Verizon, the iPhone, and the Power of Second Chances

Harvard Business Review

wireless service provider , is now adding the iPhone to its lineup. Verizon's main competitor and Apple's first partner AT&T, the number two provider, enjoyed a growth spurt advantage over Verizon in every quarter since the iPhone was introduced, according to Chetan Sharma , an independent wireless analyst cited by The New York Times.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: 3M Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In three recent blog posts we looked at the innovation mindset in individuals, profiling game changers Jerry Buss , Peter Jackson , and Shantha Ragunathan. Innovators maintain a laser focus on outcomes , avoid getting caught in the activity trap , and proactively "expand the pie" to make an impact. Take, for example, 3M Corporation.

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3 Ways Businesses Are Addressing Inequality in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Last year, the World Bank added a new mission to its original goal of reducing poverty: boosting shared prosperity. Take the case of Safaricom , Kenya’s largest cell phone company and creator with Vodafone of the popular wireless banking product, M-Pesa. per day, has dropped to 12% from 36% in 1990.