From the monthly archives:

December 2009

The following is a subset of Israeli companies that have leveraged technological mashups to solve drug delivery problems. It is a product of the multidisciplinary backgrounds that is obtained by combining military and civilian experiences. But it is also a way of thinking that produces particularly creative solutions and potentially opens new industries and “disruptive” [...]

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A cluster, as described by the author of the concept, Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, is a unique model for economic development because it’s based on “geographic concentrations” of interconnected institutions – businesses, government agencies, and universities – in a specific field. Clusters product exponential growth for their communities because people living and working [...]

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How to make better decisions in uncertain times

by sravan ankaraju on December 13, 2009

in Execution

The McKinsey Quarterly article “Dynamic management: Better decisions in uncertain times” discusses general implementation approaches for helping individuals occupying pivotal roles to work collaboratively. Learning by doing – Use scenario planning, decision trees, and stage gating to think differently about the future. Workshop-based adult-learning techniques – Manage ambiguity and complexity by developing case studies to [...]

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Link to the complete article is here. Promote employee acceptance of change. Cisco IT addressed change concerns through a variety of awareness and education efforts. For example, employees participated in a one-day workshop to learn about demand clearing basics. This also validated the demand clearing process and provided feedback to the operating model team. Additional [...]

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