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February 6, 2024
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Find the AI Approach That Fits the Problem You’re Trying to Solve

By: George Westerman, Sam Ransbotham and Chiara Farronato

AI moves quickly, but organizations change much more slowly. What works in a lab may be wrong for your company right now. If you know the right questions to ask, you can make better decisions, regardless of how fast technology changes. You can work with your technical... View Details

Keywords: Technology Adoption; AI and Machine Learning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Analytics and Data Science

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10 Mar 2011
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To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

"shaped" by many things—colleagues and friends, homes, climate, culture, and even our machines and gadgets—as well as our jobs. As he... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Jul 2024
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The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

concept of an application has changed dramatically over time. Initially, applications performed single tasks (such as spreadsheets) and only worked on specific machines (such as the Apple II). Today,... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

07 Sep 2016
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How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

networks as we know them, with their devices, will cease to exist within the next decade. These bit based clod machines will yield to a kind of biologic environment, where the systems are secondary to the need constantly adapting View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Sep 2003
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Pride Goeth Before a Profit

"We were selling seven to eight million cubic feet per day and I was responsible for it. I thought we should take a better interest in it," says Thomas. The problem was that although he was in charge of the View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

19 Sep 2024
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Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

asynchronous communication. The loss of real-time chatter didn’t impact the daily schedules of machine operators and other workers handling noncollaborative tasks. They used email View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Mar 2012
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What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

has its own logistical limitations. Running an fMRI scanner costs researchers up to $1,000 per hour, and studies often use 20-30 subjects, Karmarkar says. And while EEG lets subjects move around during... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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