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Gensler exec: ‘Amplify your impact as you advance your career’
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Gensler global co-chair Diane Hoskins talks “focused relaxation” and finding her voice during a worldwide crisis.
How can we preserve human ability in the age of machines?
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Workers need healthy challenge, complexity, and connection, automation expert Matt Beane argues in his book “The Skill Code.”
Want to invest wisely? Check your prior beliefs at the door
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When investors cling to existing beliefs, they underestimate good financial advice and miss out on opportunities, new research finds.
The AI Playbook: 6 steps for launching predictive AI projects
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Eric Siegel’s new book outlines a business-oriented paradigm for successful machine learning initiatives.
5 ‘extraordinary turnarounds’ for global well-being
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Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of economies, energy, and food systems to increase societal resilience and avoid the worst climate change impacts.
Close proximity is the key to knowledge spillovers among startups
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New research from MIT Sloan finds that physical distances within 20 meters lead to more knowledge spillover among startups.
6 ways to nurture IT talent
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How organizations can be more strategic and creative about how they find, develop, and retain IT leaders.
7 MIT-spun ventures driving prosperity in emerging markets
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From professional education courses to mobile apps that monitor crop yields, these startups aim to kick-start innovation ecosystems across the globe.
How companies can use AI to find and close skills gaps
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To train employees on digital skills, companies need precise insight into current workforce skills. Artificial intelligence can help.
Companies that submit to an audit initially see emissions rise
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Organizations that opt to verify emissions via third-party auditors ultimately make more carbon reductions than companies that don’t audit.