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Digital transformation for family-owned companies
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Family-run companies often struggle with modernization. To start, they should create a digital thesis and promote an agile board culture.
FedEx founder on innovation, climate change, and Amazon
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Fifty years after founding FedEx, Frederick W. Smith talks about how artificial intelligence and robotics are changing shipping.
Download: Innovative data and analytics practices
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From MIT Sloan, how to apply the tools of modern data science, optimization, and machine learning to solve real-world business problems.
In times of turmoil, ‘all eyes are on the CFO.’ Here’s why
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Here’s how four chief financial officers track market and product trends, manage investors’ expectations, and make the most of their data.
MIT Sloan professor named to 2023 Thinkers50 Radar list
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The 2023 Thinkers50 Radar list honors David Rand, a professor who researches the spread of misinformation online.
How this clean tech exec connects climate to gender equity
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CarbonBuilt’s Cindy McLaughlin encourages walking meetings and “anytime vacation” for improved well-being.
Let’s choose collective intelligence over the madness of mobs
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Evolution can drive prejudices, MIT Sloan economist Andrew Lo finds. To nurture group wisdom, biases in data sets must be documented and understood.
3 sustainability insights for industry and government leaders
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When it comes to sustainable enterprises, leaders must consider meaningful goals, consumer preferences, and the partnership of management and technology.
Data literacy for leaders
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Here’s how executives and senior managers can become effective and savvy champions of the data produced by their organizations.
What is synthetic data — and how can it help you?
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Synthetic data offers the opportunity to test new ideas and develop new products without putting personal or health data at risk.