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The next generation of AI is here-use it to lead your business forward.
If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand the future direction of AI, bring your AI initiatives to scale, and use AI to transform your organization.
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• Create a new...
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The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the author highlights the twelve points that will feature in the road ahead and why...
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Bring strategy into your daily work.
It's your responsibility as a manager to ensure that your work -- and the work of your team -- aligns with the overarching objectives of your organization. But when you're faced with competing projects and limited time, it's difficult to keep strategy front of mind. How do you keep your eye on the long term amid a sea of short-term demands?
The HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically provides practical advice and...
1524) Eiffel Tower
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"Eiffel Tower: A Monumental Journey" delves into the enchanting story of the world-renowned Eiffel Tower. This comprehensive book unfolds the Tower's rich tapestry, from its historical inception to its modern-day significance. We begin with a vivid exploration of the Tower's past, revealing the vision behind its creation and its evolution into a global icon. The journey then takes a romantic turn, illuminating the Eiffel Tower's status as a symbol...
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A New Way of Living tells the broad story of the development of new towns in the Scottish Highlands and Islands post-1750. It pulls together the various strands that influenced the development of the North West Highlands after the disastrous risings and charts the government-backed attempts at establishing fishing villages from Argyll to Sutherland, as well as private initiatives to do likewise along the shores of the Moray Firth. Old harbours were...
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This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city's current drinking water supply due to increasing demand and surface contamination. The authors assess the threats facing the Meghna River and identify protection measures needed to ensure that it can provide a sustainable and safe supply of drinking water. These measures include designating ecological...
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Unprecedented challenges from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have emphasized the need for Asia and the Pacific countries to work together to build back resiliently and sustainably. This report reflects on lessons learned from efforts to tackle the pandemic through regional cooperation and integration. It provides insights on how region-wide solidarity can be enhanced with the support of multilateral development banks in areas such as...
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The must-read summary of Walid Mougayar's book: "Opening Digital Markets: Battle Plans and Business Strategies for Internet Commerce".
This complete summary of Walid Mougayar's book "Opening Digital Markets" shows that the development of Internet-based commerce is still in its early days. The implications of this development are significant for everyone, but particularly for business managers who are charged with the responsibility of successfully...
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Fear has quietly and insidiously woven its way throughout the very fabric of how we do business in Technology. Our goals are driven by failure, rather than success.
Design Thinking is a powerful adjustment in how you approach change, helping you to address this fear by becoming an Activator of change. You can be more effective in your Technology career, whether you are CTO, CIO, Architect, Project Manager, Engineer, Developer, or you hold any other...
1530) Napoleon Hill's Secret
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"WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, THE MIND CAN ACHIEVE." -NAPOLEON HILL
A USER'S GUIDE TO APPLYING NAPOLEON HILL'S SUCCESS PRINCIPLES!
In this breakthrough new book, the world's foremost expert on Napoleon Hill, Don M. Green, distills the essence of Hill's world-famous success principles: NAPOLEON HILL'S SECRET. In a word, that secret is "Action." According to Don Green, who is also the Executive Director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation,...
1531) Summary: The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: Review and Analysis of Uldrich and Newberry's Book
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The must-read summary of Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book: "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: Nanotechnology and the Future of Big Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jack Uldrich and Deb Newberry's book "The Next Big Thing Is Really Small" explains that nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at the atomic level to create better materials, devices and systems, and is set to be the next big thing. In their book, the authors...
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This report identifies well-established sectors needing transformation or improvement (tourism, agro-processing, and garments), along with evolving sectors with high potential for growth (electronics and digital trade) as Southeast Asian countries hammer out policies to boost post-COVID-19 recovery and secure a greener future. The first in a four-part series, the report looks at the pandemic's impact on these five sectors across Cambodia, Indonesia,...
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This manual is a practical point of reference for the provision of safer pedestrian facilities in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries. It focuses on the physical road infrastructure that can help pedestrians safely cross, and walk along, roads. It also outlines proven facilities that have been shown to assist pedestrians including those in the high-risk groups. Aimed at engineers, project managers, planners, traffic police,...
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Almaty, a vibrant metropolis in Kazakhstan, is only 80 kilometers away from lake Issyk-Kul in the Kyrgyz Republic, renowned for its mountains and moderate summers. However, the two destinations are, separated by two magnificent mountain ranges. To bypass these mountains, the existing road stretches over 460 kilometers, leading to long travel times. This economic impact assessment analyzes what impact a more direct road between the two destinations...
1535) Toronto's Lost Villages
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Explore the vestiges of the hamlets and villages that have been swallowed up by Toronto's relentless growth.
Over the course of more than two centuries, Toronto has ballooned from a muddy collection of huts on a swampy waterfront to Canada's largest and most diverse city. Amid (and sometimes underneath) this urban agglomeration are the remains of many small communities that once dotted the region now known as Toronto and the GTA. Before European...
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The must-read summary of Edward de Bono's book: "Six Action Shoes: A Brilliant New Way to Take Control of Any Business or Life Situation".
This complete summary of the ideas from Edward de Bono's book "Six Action Shoes" provides the practical and useful "six action shoes" framework for making decisions about the best course of action in any situation. In his book, the author explains that each shoe type and colour represents a different style of...
1537) Reinventing London
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London has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth in the past generation, symbolized by the towers of Canary Wharf built on the skeleton of the old docks. Finance was at the heart of this, so how can London's economy be reinvented after the financial crisis? Success will depend on several factors that must go together: growing service sectors in addition to finance, making it possible for the people who work in London to live there in pleasant...
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The must-read summary of Phil Rosenzweig's book: "The Halo Effect...and the Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers".
This complete summary of the ideas from Phil Rosenzweig's book "The Halo Effect" shows how success in business is actually far more elusive than most business books, gurus and best-selling professors would have you believe. In his book, the author explains how the problem lies in the fact that many authors offer a "quick...
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Self-directed IRAs have been around for years, but they've been gaining popularity recently among do-it-yourself investors. If this type of investment appeals to you, experts warn that they aren't for everyone, and there are pitfalls associated with self-directed IRAs that could end up costing you money if you aren't careful. Recently, many smart investors have exited the stock market because they have lost control of their investments. They have...
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Is your company ready for the next wave of analytics?
Data analytics offer the opportunity to predict the future, use advanced technologies, and gain valuable insights about your business. But unless you're staying on top of the latest developments, your company is wasting that potential--and your competitors will be gaining speed while you fall behind.
Strategic Analytics: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's...
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