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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

We are now seeing augmented reality being deployed by industry. Trainees with AR assistance are 35% more time efficient than trainees using traditional 2D documentation, and 90% more likely to perform an operation correctly the first time. AR in the Tourism Sector. Augmented Reality and Strategy. Conclusion.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Figure 2: Aviation Industry CO 2 Emissions. Billion industry by 2027. The Aviation Market.

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The Reason Air Travel Is Terrible and So Few Airlines Are Profitable

Harvard Business

Why is the airline industry so terrible? This benefits customers – both the high-end customers being chased by incumbents, and the low-end or middle-market consumers being served by disruptors — and the industry at large. In computers, Dell and Gateway were both disruptive to the PC industry by targeting the low end.

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With Peace, Colombia Is Poised for Greater Prosperity

Harvard Business

The war certainly has prevented an efficient economic structure, forcing many Colombians to be inward-looking. TFP, a measure of efficiency of labor and capital inputs, has actually declined for the past seven years. The war’s stifling of efficient economic structure may be the chief reason for the country’s negative TFP.

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Why Public Health Organizations Should Partner with Academic Institutes - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM QATAR FOUNDATION

Harvard Business

Within this integrated learning environment, QF has also established the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative that gathers a global community of health experts, innovators, and policymakers to capture and transmit the best evidence-based ideas and practices in the health industry.

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Selling Products Is Good. Selling Projects Can Be Even Better

Harvard Business

Today, Philips produces everything from automated external defibrillators to energy-efficient lighting for entire cities. The biopharmaceutical industry is also seeking to work with governments and other purchasers on focused treatment programs, rather than simply offering individual drugs.

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The Leadership Clash That Led Colombia to Vote Against Peace

Harvard Business

Uribe’s message was more efficient, a single sentence whose simplicity and logic more easily resonated with the country’s violent history: “No impunity — offenders that commited serious crimes must go to jail.” That built a more dynamic economy that has continued to grow despite falling oil and commodity prices.