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To Better Train Workers, Figure Out Where They Struggle

Harvard Business

Almost half (49%) said that it was difficult to ensure a return on investment (ROI). This is a particularly acute issue at the entry level, where employers have come to accept that high levels of attrition and low levels of productivity and quality are normal. These metrics can be converted into an estimate of ROI for the employer.

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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

For example, in 2015 the Consortium arranged a global Zika Innovation Hack-a-thon in which 200 innovators developed 15 proposed solutions in 48 hours to help control the virus. This can result in favoring projects promising a quick ROI over riskier projects offering bigger impact in the long-term.