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How Netflix Uses Data Science To Produce Amazing Shows

Key Takeaways: Netflix has released hundreds of Originals and plans to spend $8 billion over the next year on content. Each production is a mountain of operational and logistical challenges that consumes and produces tremendous amounts of data. At Netflix’s scale, this is further amplified to levels seldom encountered before in the history of entertainment. […]
  1. CULTURE
  2. EDITOR'S PICK
  3. STRATEGY

Leadership Lessons From Game Of Thrones & House Of The Dragon

As anybody who has been in a leadership position knows, no single style fits every situation. In my book, Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros, I examine how characters, organisations and situations in that fictional world have surprising parallels to the way business is done in the real world. I […]
  1. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  2. EDITOR'S PICK
  3. STRATEGY

The Strategies Of Tech Giants For Economic Downturn

Key Takeaways: Rising inflation and looming recessions are squeezing household finances, but businesses also worry about an economic downturn. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index down 17% in the year to date, and the Nasdaq 100 tech sector index down 33%, market uncertainties can affect a company’s ability or willingness to spend […]
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  2. FINANCE
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From GameStop To Crypto: How To Protect Yourself From Hype

Key Takeaways: Recent rallies in stocks popularised on social media have attracted increasing numbers of investors looking to these so-called “meme stocks” for quick returns. And with recessions looming around the world, the danger is becoming even more acute. Investors should learn a lesson from the GameStop story. Consumers have learned to be more wary […]
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  3. SOCIOLOGY
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Prediction Markets: How To Predict The Future

Key Takeaways: Wikipedia posits a handful of contenders for Physiology or Medicine, about 20 different possible winners for the Peace Prize and several dozen potential winners of the Literature Prize. Each stock’s price is tied to a different event happening in the future. Despite using different devices to keep up engagement, such as leader boards […]
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  3. STRATEGY

Royal Entrepreneur: How Queen Elizabeth Made The British Monarchy Into A Global Brand

Key Takeaways: Queen Elizabeth II was not just a monarch, she represented a global brand. Other organisations are granted the use of the royal prefix such as the Royal Opera House in London. Such a promise needs to be authentic, consistent and valued by consumers and other stakeholders. All of this has enabled the British […]
  1. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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  3. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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What the Online Grocery Wars Really Mean?

The online grocery wars are heating up and the stakes are far bigger than any battle between Amazon and Walmart. The real story here is the automation of grocery stores and the service economy more broadly. Amazon’s Grocery Expansion This week, Amazon announced it is eliminating fees for grocery delivery in the U.S. The move is just […]

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Is Google’s LaMDA Conscious? A Philosopher’s View

Key Takeaways: LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Google strongly denies LaMDA has any sentient capacity. LaMDA certainly seems to “think” it is a person capable of desires and emotions, as can be seen in the transcripts of its conversations. LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Blake Lemoine, a Google AI engineer, […]
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  2. TECHNOLOGY

Debate Prep 2016: Selfie sticks, bitmoji pantsuits, and how to lose the millennial vote

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Business Experts Weigh In On Coronavirus

Global concerns around COVID-19 (coronavirus) continue to mount, with consequences for health care, business, and society as a whole. The family of viruses can cause the common cold or more severe diseases including COVID-19, which first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. To identify the possible impacts of the virus, we recently spoke to […]
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What Education Technology can Learn from Pokemon GO

Ok, I have a confession. Last Thursday, I became yet another Pokémon Go-related statistic when I fell into a hole while walking around my neighborhood. I began playing the new GPS-enabled, augmented reality game, Pokémon Go the minute I learned that I could realize my childhood dream of hunting Pokémon IRL (in real life, for […]

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Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub

This article was originally published here: Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub Terence Clarke believes that everyone has the answers to life’s questions and, as a coach, it is for him to help them find them. What’s your story? Born in Ireland, I grew up in England and I’ve lived and studied […]
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Sharmin Prince – Founder & Executive Director Eagles Empowered to Soar

This article was originally published here: Sharmin Prince – Founder & Executive Director Eagles Empowered to Soar Sharmin Prince is committed to helping others reach their full potential. What’s your story? I am Sharmin Prince, a woman who has persevered through many hardships, yet still has an optimistic view of the future. I am not […]
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Colin Thompson – Founder of Oligye Enterprises

This article was originally published here: Colin Thompson – Founder of Oligye Enterprises Realising that the effect of motivational speaking was short-lived, Colin Thompson moved into life coaching to enable him to make a greater difference to clients lives. What’s your story? After several years of practice, I developed the ability to visualize my wiser-elder-self. […]
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Mohamed Abdullah – CEO of Hobbs Holdings & the Owner of the Canadian 2 For 1 Pizza in Singapore

This article was originally published here: Mohamed Abdullah – CEO of Hobbs Holdings & the Owner of the Canadian 2 For 1 Pizza in Singapore Despite having been serving his particular brand of pizza for 17 years, eating them with friends and family is still Mohamed Abdullah’s favourite way to unwind. What’s your story? My […]
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Bentley Cheng – Founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions

This article was originally published here: Bentley Cheng – Founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions Bentley Cheng enjoys being a disrupter and has created a business where he can do that in the financial sector. What’s your story? I am the founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions. Understanding the stigma that […]
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Chanequa Strickland – Founder & CEO of Strickland’s House Of Herbs Co

This article was originally published here: Chanequa Strickland – Founder & CEO of Strickland’s House Of Herbs Co A love of farming has given Chenequa Strickland the opportunity to create a herbal business. What’s your story? I’ve always been into farming so I dedicated the last 17 years to farming things such as winter wheat, […]
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Griffin Graham – Co-Founder & President, Community Nest Foundation

This article was originally published here: Griffin Graham – Co-Founder & President, Community Nest Foundation Griffin Graham’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life of disenfranchised people has led to the formation of a community resource. What’s your story? I grew up in Brooklyn, New York in an impoverished and abusive home environment and in […]

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  1. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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The Future Is Taking Shape Before Our Eyes

The US regulator for automotive safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has just announced a change in the rules covering driving inspired by the predictable growth of autonomous vehicles. The changes come from an open consultation in which many of the companies working in this field have participated. From now on, for example, it will no longer be compulsory for a vehicle […]
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  2. PHILOSOPHY
  3. PSYCHOLOGY
  4. SOCIOLOGY

How Anna Delvey & The Tinder Swindler Exploit A Core Feature Of Human Nature

Key Takeaways: The subject of a new Netflix series, “Inventing Anna,” Sorokin, who told people her name was Anna Delvey, conned over $250,000 out of wealthy acquaintances and high-end Manhattan businesses between 2013 and 2017. What’s fascinating about these studies is that most participants are cynical about ever seeing their money again – let alone […]
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  3. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Is It Possible To Compete With Amazon?

Several years ago, the largest department store in Europe — and the third in the world — Spain’s El Corte Inglés, announced a two-hour delivery service for purchases of more than €20 and up to five products in more than 54 Spanish towns and cities, a move clearly designed to compete with Amazon Prime Now, which in Spain is still only available in […]
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