Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

If 19th-century urban planners had had access to big data, machine learning techniques, and modern management theory, these tools would not have helped them. Rising sea levels flood Manhattan in Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 , prompting hedge fund managers and real estate investors to create a new intertidal market index.

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Stephenson White Paper Real Estate Hedge 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

But the same tendencies can be seen in pretty much any case where there are conflicting opinions — which ought to make them of interest to anybody in a management or other decision-making role. It was inspired by comments from author Neal Stephenson, who espoused the latter view in a Q&A at MIT. And why not?

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Stephenson Film Media Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Talent Management. Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. The speed at which those problems happened was exponentially increased because of the ability of people to communicate through social media.” One area that proved especially challenging was mobility.

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