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IoT Disruptions in 3 Industries and What You Can Learn From Them

Tom Spencer

The massive benefits seen in Australia from the development of digital technology include increased living standards, shrinking distances through telecommunications, improved efficiency for businesses and government, as well as a larger workforce. These systems can broaden operational efficiencies and improve public and road safety.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. This culture emphasizes efficient, reliable, and cost-effective performance. Market Culture creates a competitive, fast-paced, results-oriented environment. This culture highlights coming in first. Hjeltnes, A.,

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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

A 2017 survey of 183 chief executives at top hospitals found that their number one priority was improving access to outpatient care. For healthcare executives it is therefore imperative that they develop a strategy that provides convenient and cost-efficient ambulatory care to their communities. J Gen Intern Med (2017) 32: 387.

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Future of Healthcare: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Tom Spencer

According to a recent ABI Research study, VR services in the healthcare market generated around $9 million in 2017 and this is forecasted to grow to approximately $285 million by 2022. However, these new tools can assist in maximizing the quality of learning, efficiency of workstreams, and proficiency of patient care. Kuehn, Bridget M.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. The middle layers spend their entire days in meetings or on conference calls, traveling to meetings outside the hospital, or negotiating contracts with vendors. PM Images/Getty Images. A recent Navigant survey found that U.S.

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Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction

Harvard Business

The fact that so many readers feel that it’s actually about 2017 is a testament to Orwell’s insights into human nature and the always-evolving relationship between technology, power, and society. Like international travel or meditation, it creates space for us to question our assumptions.

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Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau

Emerson Consulting Group

Many of life’s major arenas and how we approach or practice them, such as environmentalism, writing, travel, war and peace, politics and rebellion, philosophy and introspection, are steeped within the life and legend of Henry David Thoreau. By Ken Lizotte CMC. As part of his ongoing column in Money Inc.