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Gregory P. Shea, Wharton adjunct professor of management and co-author of 'Rising From Ground Zero,' discusses how the FDNY transformed its leadership, training, psychological support, and disaster response after 9/11. … Read More
Seen. Remembered. Understood. It might not be enough, but it helps.
IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Nick Bare on doing the work: "Sometimes, we think that just doing more of something or working harder on anything will get us to our goal, but just because you're working harder doesn't mean you deserve the outcome. It doesn't mean you've earned it. The wo
The Knot is coming. On sale today, a limited-edition pennant made by hand in Buffalo… The five-pack from Porchlight (with bonus Spindex) is still available as well. The launch event on September 21 is fully sold out. Spotify chose The Knot as an editor’s pick this month, and the Next Big Idea Club shortlisted it […]
Marissa Solis, SVP of global brand and consumer marketing at the NFL, explains how the league is building stronger connections with new audiences at home and around the world. … Read More
Phil Bliss/theispot.com A vice president of product opens her laptop on a Monday morning to find that the AI model her team had worked with for the past six weeks to build a customer workflow has been leapfrogged by a cheaper, faster alternative. Again. Her Slack feed is blowing up with links to the announcement. […]
Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins Shane Parrish to discuss AI agents, better decision-making, and the future of work. He explains how he uses an AI council to examine his hardest decisions and why taste, judgment, and responsibility become more valuable as AI becomes more capable. They go inside Shopify’s work with River, an … The post Tobi Lütke: AI Agents, Better Decisions, and the Future
Lazy isn’t a moral failing. It’s an economic consideration. We have limited time, limited energy and limited resources. Allocating that effort is often done in response to what’s at stake and what’s on offer. The clean room at a silicon fab or operating theater is clean because everyone involved puts in a lot of effort […]
Gad Allon, Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions, explains how shared bikes and scooters make money, why cities regulate them, and what their future looks like in urban transportation. … Read More
Brian Burke, sports data scientist at ESPN, and Kevin Cole, data scientist at PFF, examine pass-rush metrics, quarterback projections, and the NFL teams with the most upside. … Read More
Grundini/Ikon Images How does a fossil fuel company become the world’s largest developer of offshore wind? How does a software company written off for missing the mobile revolution become one of the world’s most valuable companies in the age of AI? Ørsted and Microsoft have faced a puzzle familiar to many leaders: When technological, regulatory, […]
One kind of school is about culture, compliance and community. We indoctrinate kids, for better or worse, in what it means to be in this world we’ve built, and how to do it together. We teach them how to be kids, how to be citizens and hopefully, how to be adults. And the other kind […]
Some companies downplay their environmental efforts, a practice known as greenhushing. A new working paper co-authored by Wharton’s Serguei Netessine finds that this gap between what firms say and what they do is associated with higher subsequent abnormal stock returns. … Read More
A Wharton study finds that while AI dramatically speeds up software development, human bottlenecks prevent many of those gains from reaching customers. … Read More
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For the fifth year in a row, MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have assembled an international panel of AI experts that includes academics and practitioners to help us understand how responsible artificial intelligence is being implemented across organizations worldwide. In previous posts this year, we have explored artificial intelligence’s impact on […]
The opposite of “I don’t know” isn’t “I’m certain.” No, the opposite is, “I’m not sure, but…” “I don’t know” is a conversation ender. It is almost never followed by a useful question. Instead, it’s a form of surrender. Teach me! Show me answer! Don’t make me figure it out. Most of all, let me […]
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Culture is built on the stability of persistence. Pop musicians have farewell tours that last for decades. The local print shop is still there, reliably getting the job done. We want things that last. And yet… When it’s time for a company to raise another round of investment, the smart investor treats the new round […]
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