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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

Based on a recent study by Global Industry Analysts , the global market for wearable medical devices is projected to eclipse $4.5 billion by 2020. 1 In the United States, the predominant market in this space, it is estimated that roughly 20% of Americans currently own a wearable fitness device. Potential Benefits.

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Using Experiments to Launch New Products

Harvard Business

To see how this can be valuable, consider how Uber rolled out its Express Pool service in 2018. In 2018, in the run-up to the launch of Express Pool, Uber tasked one of us (Duncan, who manages a group of economists and data scientists within the company) with assessing how likely it was to succeed.

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Why Companies Are Creating Their Own Coworking Spaces

Harvard Business

Dozens of companies, ranging from telcos ( Sprint , AT&T ), to tech giants (SAP, IBM), to automakers and insurance companies (MINI, State Farm ) have launched similar experiments. As of June 2018, corporate occupiers make up roughly one-quarter of WeWork’s members and revenues.

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