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Promise and Responsibilities in Our Digital World: Our Take on the USI 2016 Conference

BCG

Article Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Two dimensions of digital—the benefits and the potential side effects—were on the minds of many of the speakers at this year’s USI (Unexpected Sources of Innovation) conference, which took place in Paris on June 6 and 7.1 And, no doubt, it is.

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Let’s Conference: A SIOP 2020 Livestreaming Event on June 22

NeoAcademic

With that background, I am proud to announce that alongside Tara Behrend, we will be hosting Let’s Conference: Virtual SIOP 2020. Because Let’s Conference will be a live experience, we will be watching audience comments and taking your advice when we feel like it. Suggestions of live audience members! See you there!

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. However, I also “felt with” the frightened people in the room and read that the situation in that conference room led to a psychologically unsafe situation for the rest of the team. I told the VP that they weren’t talking because of the way he treated them angrily.

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Why Technology Matters

BCG

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. This is the first in a series of articles on technology economics. More than a decade ago, writer Nicholas Carr caused a stir with a Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.”

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TED’s Open Approach to Brand, Identity, and Communities

BCG

Article Thursday, March 24, 2016. Local TEDx events range in size from a 10,000-participant conference in Buenos Aires to small grassroots gatherings in the slums of Nairobi. A well-known brand and a unique business model are terrible things to waste.

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Sustainable Answers

BCG

Article Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Policies and legislation to address climate change are proliferating, with the 2015 world climate conference in Paris the latest such indicator. How much do mining and metals companies have to worry about sustainability? The short answer: a lot.

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Ally Financial Issues Profit Warning Over Used Car Prices: Jamie Dimon Says “It’s Not Systemic”

MishTalk

While Ally had expected a 5 percent drop in used-car prices in the near term, the lender saw a 7 percent slide in the first quarter, which could cost $15 million to $20 million, Halmy said during a Tuesday conference call with analysts. million leased cars and trucks this year, another jump after a 33 percent surge in 2016, according to J.D.