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These major themes will be top of mind in 2024.

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Jim Lecinski transforms digital marketing with AI-driven insights, equipping businesses to excel in an ever-evolving omnichannel ecosystem.

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On a new Bloomberg TV show, Azhar guides leaders on the journey to harnessing exponential advancements for sustained business agility.

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Delve into the latest AI strategies that maximize ROI, re-humanize operations and harness its full potential safely and effectively.

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Tech pioneer Rana el Kaliouby unravels the mysteries of artificial intelligence, helping weave an AI mindset into the fabric of an organization.

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Meet the visionaries helping organizations understand the risks and rewards of leveraging generative AI tools.

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Why do organizations spend so much money trying to get things done with technology but fail so often? According to Geoff Parker, the Charles E. Hutchinson ’68A Professor of Engineering Innovation and executive director of the Master of Engineering Management Program at Dartmouth College, technology is widely available but not utilized properly, with the necessary…

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Digital transformation has become much more than simply upgrading software and building a new skill set; it’s now a required state of mind, says Paul Leonardi, award-winning University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) professor and Technology Management department chair. With hybrid work here to stay, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms increasingly deployed in business and technology…

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Data is the gold of the 21st century and Tom Davenport – the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College with affiliations at MIT and Oxford – is a master at helping companies mine it and leverage it. Named among the top three business/technology analysts in the world, the 100 most influential people in…

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After more than a year of working remotely, many employees are beginning to return to a shared workspace. While that will require some adjustments, most organizations – especially those that were digitally transformed during the lockdown – will be focused on getting employee skills up to speed. While the right skill sets are obviously important, MIT senior…

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Now that the pandemic has uprooted old ways of doing business, how do we rebuild and come back stronger? Even before the crisis, digital transformation pioneer and MIT scholar George Westerman was teaching organizational leaders how to drive competitive advantage through technology and how to stay ahead of the digital curve. A rare kind of strategist whose experience…

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What are the biggest obstacles to driving your company’s transformation? Too often, leaders think of the barriers purely in terms of technical or strategic issues. But Nathan Furr, INSEAD professor and world-renowned innovation expert, argues that the real problem has more to do with basic aspects of human psychology – fear, habit and lack of imagination….

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Enormous changes are occurring in the world, from the endless technological revolution to crises of leadership in global business and politics. To craft and implement a coherent business strategy that takes all these pressing challenges into account, there are six books the curious practitioner should make sure are included in their personal library. New season….