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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

” The first example that comes to mind when you think of the new sharing economy, Uber has fashioned itself as a quicker, cheaper and ultimately better alternative to taxis. The company prides itself on its innovative, forward-thinking culture, and believes that its work is a reflection of that culture. seven years of growth.

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Blockchain For Managers

Tom Spencer

It will be impossible for this group to escape further formal education or work experience that requires them to understand, deal with, or implement blockchain in some form or fashion. From a strictly mid-20th century point of view, the introduction of blockchain is the next step in a future foreseen by Peter Drucker.

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There’s No Such Thing As an Average Business, Just Average Ways to Do Business

Harvard Business

The New York Times recently published a fascinating overview of creativity programs and innovation spaces on college campuses across the country. It described a unique living-working space at the University of Utah called Lassonde Studios , where students embrace the 24/7 innovation lifestyle of geeks in Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas.

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Are the Super-Rich Really Ruining the World’s Great Cities?

Harvard Business

” nodding towards a modern glass tower next to the Mandarin Oriental hotel. “Some of the apartments cost £50 million or more. And no one lives there—it’s always dark.” ” For a growing number of musicians and artists , the transformation of our cities is personal and palpable. .”

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To Get Consumers to Trust AI, Show Them Its Benefits

Harvard Business

In order to understand trust in the relationship between humans and automation, we have to explore trust in two dimensions: trust in the technology and trust in the innovating firm. Too many high-tech companies wrongly assume that the quality of the technology alone will influence people to use it. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

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Crowdsourced Products Sell Better When They’re Marketed That Way

Harvard Business

Our past research highlights the promise of this trend: In the case of a major baby products firm, for example, the best user-generated ideas identified were even more innovative and provided better benefits to the consumer than the best ideas generated by the firm’s designers. First, getting crowdsourcing to work isn’t trivial.

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Three things about good jobs in a new economy

Seth Godin Blog

Mine had a hiccup, so I called tech support. Connection and innovation and the instant movement of data means that the rules most of us grew up with are quickly becoming obsolete. The reason that Uber drivers will always struggle. They don't have a relationship with the customer. The world is here, knocking at our door.

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