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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
  4. STRATEGY

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 […]

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The Philosophy Of Friedrich Nietzsche & Software Development

Why is Nietzsche’s philosophy so cool? Well, first of all, it is quite controversial. Nietzsche applied himself to such topics as morality, ethics, religion, psychology, and social criticism. While covering all those topics he created some polemical ideas. His concept of Master-Slave Morality is one big criticism of society. In this concept, he argues that there […]

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How will Technology affect the Future of Knowledge

Literate cultures use writing as a kind of ‘knowledge technology.’ Unlike older, oral cultures, they are able to store human intelligence outside the human brain. Literate cultures change the kind of knowledge that humanity can experience. In the coming era of machine intelligence, we face a transformation that will similarly transform what humans can know. Epic Knowledge I just […]
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What’s Next for Google After Larry and Sergey’s Departure?

Larry Page and Sergey Brin are to step down from the day-to-day running of Alphabet, the holding they created to ensure the diversification of their investment interests into long-term projects such as self-drivingvehicles, research into prolonginghuman life, home automation, artificial intelligence, intelligent cities, internet access via fiberor balloons, using drones for logistics or wind turbines, […]
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The Real Future of the Platform Economy

Transforming Value Chains with Networks In the past few months, I’ve been working hard to provide Platform Design Toolkit adopters and our readers with a clearer representation of the evolution of digitally enabled markets. I shared our understanding of digital markets as distributed in three major layers, that of infrastructures, aggregators and long tail markets. I’ve explained how aggregators play a key role in an […]

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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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Does Being Religious Make You More Ethical?

Key Takeaways: Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? We work out our differences of opinion and come to some acceptable middle ground at all times trying to value our core beliefs. Some have argued that religiosity and religious-based spirituality could promote unethical behaviour. These initiatives consequently promote ethical decision making in […]
  1. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  2. EDITOR'S PICK
  3. TECHNOLOGY

The Retail Revolution In China

China’s dominance in manufacturing has made it the factory of the world. The subsequent economic growth enriched an ever-expanding middle class, and the country’s retail industry has quickly adapted to supply a growing appetite for consumption.  Some of these developments in the way people spend their money, powered by the latest technology, will soon be appearing on […]
  1. PHILOSOPHY
  2. TECHNOLOGY

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

Meh synth Schlitz, tempor duis single-origin coffee ea next level ethnic fingerstache fanny pack nostrud. Photo booth anim 8-bit hella, PBR 3 wolf moon beard Helvetica. Salvia esse nihil, flexitarian Truffaut synth art party deep v chillwave. Seitan High Life reprehenderit consectetur cupidatat kogi. Et leggings fanny pack, elit bespoke vinyl art party Pitchfork selfies […]
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The Art of Strategy – Disruption

In memory of Joe Armstrong, one of the inventors of the concurrent, functional programming language Erlang and a friendly disruptor. Sun Tzu There are different types of disruption and destruction. Creative destruction tears down and clears away the existing so that a new eco-system can be built. Creative disruption exposes flaws in the current setup to help inspire adaptations for […]
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