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Guest Post from Art Inteligencia |
The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development over the last decade has been nothing short of breathtaking. From generating photo-realistic images to holding surprisingly coherent conversations, the progress has led many to believe that the holy grail of artificial intelligence ...
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Guest Post from Mike Shipulski
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Most companies have growth objectives – make more, sell more and generate more profits. Increase profit margin, sell into new markets and twist our products into new revenue. Good news for the stock price, good news for annual raises and plenty of money to buy the things that will help us grow next year. But it’s not ...
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In the narrative of business, we often romanticize the idea of “crisis innovation.” The sudden, high-stakes moment when a company, backed against a wall, unleashes a burst of creativity to survive. The pandemic, for instance, forced countless businesses to pivot their models overnight. While this showcases incredible human resilience, it also reveals a dangerous and costly trap:
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Guest Post from Pete Foley |
The Cracker Barrel rebrand has certainly created a lot of media and social media attention. Everything happened so fast that I have had to rewrite this introduction twice in as many days. Originally written when the new logo was in place, it has subsequently been withdrawn and replaced with ...
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Guest Post from Robyn Bolton |
AI has slipped into what Gartner calls the Trough of Disillusionment. But, for people working on pilots, it might as well be the Pit of Despair because executives are beginning to declare AI a fad and deny ever having fallen victim to its siren song. Because they’re listening to the NYT, Forbes, and McKinsey. And they’re wrong ...
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Guest Post from Shep Hyken |
Tariffs are creating havoc and panic for both customers and businesses. Depending on what you read, the cost-of-living increase for the average consumer can be thousands of dollars a year. And it’s the same for business, but often ...
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Guest Post from Greg Satell |
In 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Francis Fukuyama published an essay in the journal 'The National Interest' titled 'The End of History', which led to a bestselling book. Many took his argument to mean that, with the defeat of communism, US-style liberal democracy had emerged as the only viable way of organizing a society.
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