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To energize and transform your organization, ask questions and seek input

Brimstone Consulting

Several years ago, I conducted an evaluation of a program that showed films to refugees in a large refugee camp in Kenya. When the COO asked what they were doing, the linemen said that they were organizing their routes for the day to make them more efficient. The COO was shocked they were doing this and not the system planners.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Here are a few examples from decades of change management consulting projects of now-defunct organizations that, in order to avoid disaster did not. But many would say that Kodak failed because they didn’t foresee how quickly and completely digital cameras would take over the industry that depended on film sales. What do you think?

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. And, like many of the 84 businesses we also studied, they find great things to do and then share them with the world through books, articles and films. So, we try to help people make that switch.

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How Companies Are Using Machine Learning to Get Faster and More Efficient

Harvard Business

Although machine-reengineering is new, companies are already seeing striking results with it, particularly in boosts to speed and efficiency. The technology can pick out kinds of people — mountain climbers, for instance — to help advertisers more efficiently match ads to the videos. Interpreting images.