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Demystifying the Intelligence of AI
Three People-Centered Design Principles for Deep Learning
How AI Is Helping Companies Break Silos

Frontiers

Exploring the Digital Future of Management

How Digital Twins Are Reinventing Innovation

Mark Purdy et al.

From faster drug trials to fully “conscious” cities, digital replicas are changing innovation.

Why ‘Autos Plus Tech’ Is the Best Path for Automated Vehicles

David R. Keith and John Paul MacDuffie

Auto companies or tech companies can’t develop winning mobility offerings on their own.

Preparing for the Risky World of Extended Reality

Laurence Morvan et al.

Six risks that business leaders can begin to strategize around now.

Why Large Companies Struggle With Lean

Steve Blank, interviewed by Frieda Klotz

Large companies have found that applying the principles of lean is more complicated than expected.

Employee Emotions Aren’t Noise — They’re Data

Sigal Barsade, interviewed by Frieda Klotz

Emotions provide insight into what motivates people and how to improve performance.

Five Rules for Leading in a Digital World

Deborah Ancona

Times of rapid change call for a new leadership model.

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Creating Digital Offerings Customers Will Buy

Jeanne W. Ross et al.

Find the sweet spot between what digital technologies can deliver and what customers need.

What to Expect From Agile

Julian Birkinshaw

What happens when a large, established bank decides to adopt agile as a management model?

Collaborate Smarter, Not Harder

Rob Cross et al.

Through analytics, companies can reduce the costs of collaboration — and reap its rewards.

Social Listening Is Revolutionizing New Product Development

Pedro Yip and Vincent Blaclard

Social listening — analyzing what consumers say on social media — can serve as the map for a treasure hunt, allowing companies to tap into rich consumer insights in real time. Social listening is transforming how consumer product companies develop, market, and package their products to gain a competitive advantage — and we’re only just beginning to grasp the possibilities that machine learning advances will catalyze.

Leveling the Playing Field

How Women Can Improve Their Venture Pitch Outcomes

Malin Malmström et al.

There are specific ways for women to be more successful in pitch situations.

How Algorithms Can Diversify the Startup Pool

Morela Hernandez et al.

Data and algorithms can mitigate gender bias in venture capital funding.

Pathways to Progress for Women Entrepreneurs

Whitney Sales

Women face similar challenges in entrepreneurship as in management.

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