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  • Is AI the Next Frontier for National Competitive Advantage?

    Businesses should get involved as governments devise national AI strategies to encourage innovation, protect citizens, and compete globally. See also “2019 AI Predictions: 7 Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore.”
    January 22, 2019 by Anand Rao
    Related tags: algorithms and strategy, artificial intelligence, automation, data, innovation, regulation
  • AI Predictions You Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2019

    Despite all the information available about artificial intelligence — and the efforts business leaders are making to come to terms with this technology — there are still some takeaways you should consider this year. Gain additional insights with PwC’s 2019 AI Predictions.
    January 21, 2019
    Related tags: algorithms and strategy, artificial intelligence, automation, data, innovation, regulation
  • How Robots Will Transform the C-Suite

    Senior executives need to lead a workforce that seamlessly blends human talent and automation.
    January 9, 2019 by Stephanie Hyde and Wilson Chow
    Related tags: artificial intelligence, automation, C-suite, digital transformation, functional leader, robotics
  • Human Creativity in the Age of Smart Machines

    The story of how one organization helped the chronically homeless demonstrates the inherent value of observation, empathy, and perseverance.
    November 8, 2018 by Howard Yu
    Related tags: artificial intelligence, automation, big data, creativity, jobs, machine learning
  • How to Balance Digital Expertise and Sustainability

    Bringing digital prowess and sustainable practices together should be at the forefront of strategic thinking for any business. For further insights, read “Digital Technology and Sustainability: Positive Mutual Reinforcement.”
    August 1, 2018
    Related tags: 3d printing, artificial intelligence, automation, bitcoin, blockchain, data, digital, digitization, emerging technology, industry 4.0, internet of things, sustainability
  • Digital Technology and Sustainability: Positive Mutual Reinforcement

    Get the balance right between these two concepts, and your business can thrive. For more insight, see “How to Balance Digital Expertise and Sustainability.”
    August 1, 2018 by Nils Naujok, Henry Le Fleming, and Naveen Srivatsav
    Related tags: 3d printing, artificial intelligence, automation, bitcoin, blockchain, data, digital, digitization, emerging technology, industry 4.0, internet of things, sustainability
  • The Rise of the Last-Mile Exchange

    Keeping up with the growing volume of e-commerce will require delivery companies to disrupt their long-standing business model.
    July 30, 2018 by Tim Laseter, Andrew Tipping, and Fred Duiven
    Related tags: analytics, automation, cloud computing, consumer trends, digital strategy, e-commerce, pricing, supply chain, transportation
  • Why AI Will Create Jobs

    Even in a world of robots, continuous education can keep people employed.
    May 29, 2018 by Peter Schwartz
    Related tags: artificial intelligence, automation, economic growth, education, technology
  • Quantum Underwriting: A Core Capability for Bionic Companies

    When you know the probabilities of future events, including your own processes, you can hedge their risks in more strategic ways.
    May 9, 2018 by John Sviokla
    Related tags: analytics, automation, big data, business intelligence, capabilities, corporate finance, crowdfunding, data analytics, digital trends, finance, insurance companies, insurers, sharing economy
  • The New Automation Is Smart, Fast, and Small

    Emerging digital tools and techniques are reinventing large-scale IT initiatives, one process at a time.
    April 24, 2018 by Dan Priest, Kumar Krishnamurthy, and Alex Blanter
    Related tags: automation, cost management, enterprise technologies, finance, new technologies, productivity
  • The Magic of Predicting Demand from Data

    Demand sensing is a key element of a real-time, connected supply chain ecosystem and can kick-start digital transformation.
    January 15, 2018 by Philipp Berttram, Judith Schneider, and Marc Münch
    Related tags: automation, consumer insights, consumers, data analytics, digital retail, strategic planning, supply chain
  • What Will Work Look Like in 2030?

    Imagining four radically different scenarios for how companies will manage people and how people will manage their work and careers.
    December 18, 2017 by Jeff Hesse and Scott Olsen
    Related tags: analytics, automation, corporate social responsibility, diversity, employee engagement, human resources, management techniques, outsourcing, training
  • Do Utilities Need a Chief Digital Officer?

    Regardless of their job title, leaders need to be able to connect new technologies to strategy.
    December 4, 2017 by Jagoron Mukherjee and Earl Simpkins
    Related tags: automation, big data, data analytics, digital technologies, digitization, energy, oil and gas, utilities
  • What’s Going on with Wages?

    As the labor market continues to change, base pay is rising much more quickly for the bottom 20 percent of earners than for other workers.
    November 22, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: automation, economics, economy, global economy, human resources
  • How to Spark “Next-Gen” Creativity

    Leading for creativity isn’t about being an artistic free spirit — it’s about having the necessary skills to think in ways that get things done.
    November 14, 2017 by Eric J. McNulty
    Related tags: automation, creativity, economy, global economy, skills
  • Innovating the Mundane

    Space tourism and self-driving cars are exciting to ponder, but what about just making our current systems work better?
    October 31, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: automation, consumers, digitization, economy, innovation, technology, transportation
  • Why Companies Need to Build a Skills Inventory

    To have the right talent to thrive in the future, companies need to start categorizing and analyzing the skills present in their organization today.
    October 31, 2017 by Jeff Hesse
    Related tags: automation, data analytics, digitization, employee engagement, human resources
  • The Dangerous Necessity of Relying on Bots

    Algorithms and AI can help a company achieve massive scale, but they bring with them new risks.
    October 18, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: automation, consumers, cybersecurity, digitization, economy, technology
  • What Happens When Machines Know More About People than People Do?

    Artificial intelligence may learn to track predispositions and personality traits, turning our inner personalities into a detectible second skin.
    October 16, 2017 by Art Kleiner
    Related tags: analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, big data, digitization, technology
  • Get Ready for the Silicon Military

    As the global defense industry embraces digital technology, it is creating a new type of warfare with different winners and losers.
    August 8, 2017 by Andrew Apostolou
    Related tags: aerospace, automation, defense, digital trends, drones, military technology
  • What Billy Joel Can Teach Us About AI

    It’s too simplistic to view advances in automation as inspiring either sadness or euphoria.
    July 25, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: artificial intelligence, automation, economy, innovation, labor, machine learning, technology
  • Why the Construction Industry May Be Robot-Proof

    There is something unique about building houses that inherently eschews efficiency and automation.
    May 24, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: automation, digitization, innovation, labor, technology
  • Cracking the Code of Economic Development

    Public policy professor Philip Auerswald takes on “the Great Man–Machine Debate.”
    May 24, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
    Related tags: automation, digitization, innovation, software, technology
  • A Strategist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

    As the conceptual side of computer science becomes practical and relevant to business, companies must decide what type of AI role they should play.
    May 10, 2017 by Anand Rao
    Related tags: artificial intelligence, automation, big data, data analytics, digital technologies, enterprise technologies, Strategist's Guide
  • Where Have All the Shop Clerks Gone?

    Forget your worries about the factory floor. Machines are already decimating retail jobs.
    April 12, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: automation, consumers, economy, retail trends, technology
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