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The Promise and Challenge of Big Data for Pharma

Harvard Business

To be sure, anonymized insurance-claims data and electronic health record (EHR) data has been accessed and analyzed for many years. One of the biggest is how to make the transition from legacy technology and analytical competence to more-powerful and sophisticated analytical tools and analysis methodologies.

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How Children’s Health System of Texas Is Improving Care with Design Thinking

Harvard Business

But the most powerful drivers of change are not necessarily technological; radical improvements increasingly also come from applying new innovation methodologies like design thinking that focus on developing a deep understanding of patient experiences and invite patients and partners into co-creation processes. Insight Center.

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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. It’s not alone in trying to jump on the trend of shared workspaces, of which there are now around 19,000 worldwide.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

We recruited a panel of expert judges (see the list below), who evaluated the companies through the lens of their own expertise and gauged which transformations were most durable and had the highest impact in their industries. We always urge you to read the methodology carefully.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

There I advised only insurance companies’ business models – it is a different type of consulting, yet invariably an enriching learning experience. I was hired by a large insurance company as a summer intern where Deloitte was leading a large consulting engagement.