AvatarPhilip WockatzAvatarAvatarDesign Thinking Comes of Ageverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Jon KolkoIn large organizations, design is moving closer to the center of the enterprise. This shift isn’t about aesthetics and product development, however. It’s about imparting the principles of design—collectively known as design thinking—throughout the organization. The approach is in large part a …
AvatarPhilip WockatzAvatarAvatarHow Machines Learn (And You Win)verified_publisherHarvard Business Review“Machine learning.” You’ve heard the term, and you probably nod in agreement when someone tells you how important it is. But secretly you may not be sure what it is or how it works. Ask your data scientists to explain, and you may get lost in a sea of specialist talk about forks, leaf nodes, split …
AvatarPhilip WockatzAvatarAvatarBe Your Own Best Advocateverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Deborah M. KolbMost seasoned managers know how to handle formal negotiations at work: with clients over contracts, with bosses over budgets, with employers over compensation. But what about all the opportunities for informal negotiation that arise? Do you know how to recognize and seize the chances you get to …
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AvatarPhilip WockatzAvatarAvatarWhat is the ‘Third Wave’ of this generation?verified_publisherVentureBeat - Brad Feld, Foundry GroupWhen I was 14, my dad gave me a copy of Alvin Toffler’s book The Third Wave It blew my fucking mind. I then read its predecessor Future Shock, which was good, but since my mind was already blown, it was anticlimactic. If you don’t know the arc of Toffler’s waves, they go as follows: The First Wave: …