Commentaries

Tim Ferriss on the incredible power of RAM: random-access memory

June 20, 2014

Can you draw — from memory — the face of a penny? Probably not. That’s why it is so important to understand the reason and then you can learn a foreign language twice as fast. How? Tim Ferriss responds in…

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Sylvia Ann Hewlett on “How to Command a Room”

June 20, 2014

Those who have read one or more of Sylvia Ann Hewlett‘s previously published books (notably When the Bough Breaks, Off-Ramps and On-Ramps, Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets, and Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor) already know that…

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Andrew Solomon on “How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are”

June 19, 2014

Writer Andrew Solomon has spent his career telling stories of the hardships of others. Now he turns inward, bringing us into a childhood of adversity, while also spinning tales of the courageous people he’s met in the years since. In…

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Mark Van Rijmenam on “Eight Realities of Big Data That Executives Should Already Know”

June 18, 2014

In his recently published book, Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business, Mark van Rijmenam asserts that executives need to know what the most important aspects of Big Data are that their organizations should be aware…

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Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity

June 17, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Michael Chui, Brad Brown, Jacques Bughin, Richard Dobbs, Charles Roxburgh, and Angela Hung Byers for McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn…

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“Diverge Before You Converge”: Tips for Creative Brainstorming

June 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Leslie Brokaw for MITSloan Management Review. In it, she discusses an integrative process for idea generation is based on ideas from education, consumer research, business model design and emergent strategy. To…

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Mark Van Rijmenam on “Generic Big Data Uses’ That All Organizations Need

June 15, 2014

In his recently published book, Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business, Mark van Rijmenam observes, “Big Data has the potential to benefit organizations in any industry in any location across the globe. Big Data is…

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The Dandelion Principle: Redesigning Work for the Innovation Economy

June 14, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Robert D. Austin and Thorkil Sonne for the MITSloan Management Review. Dandelions, the authors point out, have many beneficial qualities but are considered weeds in the context of a uniform green…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #15: Work to an appropriate structure”

June 13, 2014

Every design has its own order. The job of the genius is to discover it. The best approach is to start with a logical structure, then deviate from it according to your needs, your skills, and the particular demands of…

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Another great insight from Josh Linkner

June 12, 2014

Here is a recent post at Josh Linkner‘s website. He is among the most observant and most eloquent of commentators on the contemporary scene. I urge you to become familiar with him and his work. * * * At a…

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