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Drones Help New Industries Take Flight

Tom Spencer

Even though unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) have been around for a decent amount of time, we don’t see many in the sky or many industries using them yet. In August 2017, after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, authorities used drones to assess damage and look for people trapped in their homes or vehicles ( Fortune, 2017 ).

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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. Normally consultants who leave the consulting industry take up positions working for a former client organisation or go on to start their own companies.

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Kim Ramko, Principal, Southeast Health and Life Sciences Industry Leader at EY

The Source

It’s July 3rd 2017. Not long after, Ramko moved into a systems analyst role, travelling frequently and conducting training for business users on finance systems, working alongside EY.… Kim Ramko’s travel schedule has been pretty hectic recently, even by her standards. The guy she’s been dating is in Switzerland, where he lives.

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Why Preventing Disruption in 2017 Is Harder Than It Was When Christensen Coined the Term

Harvard Business

Invariably, each CEO we host recognizes two truths: Digital disruption will reshape their industry in one fashion or another and they must find a way to embrace these changes. For managers of industrial-era organizations, the economics of investing in disruptive opportunities were vexing. Such was the nature of disruption.

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Blockchain: Bitcoin, Bored Apes, and Beyond

Tom Spencer

Blockchain technology is making a strong impact in the finance industry due to the fact that it enables decentralization and direct peer-to-peer transactions. In 2017, Spotify acquired Mediachain so that it could provide this payment facility to its musicians and reduce the administrative task of dealing with payment claims.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). 3 Defenses of Large ICOs. 3 Defenses of Large ICOs.

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

No industry is failing faster than retail. A recent report by the consultancy BCG documented a general decline in sales among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the United States during 2017, with mid-sized and large companies losing market share and small companies increasing theirs. Prasatporn Nilkumhaeng/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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