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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 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. billion by 2020. billion by 2020. Potential Benefits.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S. manufacturers are taking notice.

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Track Customer Attitudes to Predict Their Behaviors

Harvard Business

There’s a similar assumption underlying much of the discussion around how to measure the return on marketing investment, where it seems to be tacitly accepted that attitudinal insights are insufficient at senior decision-making levels, and behavioral insights represent today’s benchmarks.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The attendees of the event will have a chance to explore the recent trends and changes in applying conversational AI within the European market. The conference will cover a range of topics – emerging technologies, diversity, soft skills development, inspiration for project managers, and more.

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The Greatest Barriers to Growth, According to Executives

Harvard Business

Speed is measurable and can be benchmarked. Distortion of decisions: A number of years ago we studied in detail how the most important decisions like product approvals were made at a large pharmaceutical firm. Think of how fast Netflix is adding new programming and changing the game of television versus traditional networks.

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