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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. Scenario development of multiple potential stories about what the future might look like. So, what can leaders and companies do now to emerge stronger? & Eden, C.

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Blockchain: Bitcoin, Bored Apes, and Beyond

Tom Spencer

Removing the financial intermediary, i.e. the bank, can increase convenience, efficiency, and security. In 2011, one bitcoin cost around $1 whereas today it will set you back about $44,000. This is likely to pose issues for companies operating in nations that face energy supply shortages. The bottom line.

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List of economic consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

List of economic consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. by Tom Spencer on October 4, 2011 · 1 comment  ·  Image Source. Through its economics and planning service Arup focuses on creating sustainable, efficient and culturally-appropriate businesses and places. and has operations in more than 20 countries.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

An innovation culture supports beliefs and feelings about the importance of innovation, as well as habits that encourage research and development. This culture emphasizes efficient, reliable, and cost-effective performance. Note: Adapted from Cameron and Quinn (2011). Culture is the one thing that impacts everything.

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Future of Healthcare: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Tom Spencer

Medical student education and resident training, patient therapy, and physician operations are three segments in healthcare with high growth potential for VR and AR technologies. Dr. David Axelrod, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, is developing a new VR curriculum called Stanford Virtual Heart.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Blue River, which has raised more than $3 million in venture capital, also plans to develop machines to automate weeding – and eventually harvesting – using many of the same technologies. Another company, San Diego-based Vision Robotics, is developing a similar lettuce thinner as well as a pruner for wine grapes.

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Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

Now, the on-demand executive phenomenon has truly spread across the world and according to American consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, the UK market for on-demand executives is one of the world’s most developed, accounting for $1.8 McKinsey research in 2011 found that 58% of U.S. billion in revenue in 2009.

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