One thing I wish I had known when I was just beginning my futures practice….
Source: The Institute for the Future One thing I wish I had known when I was just beginning my futures practice….
Month: November 2020
Searching for Signals: Tips & Tricks from IFTF Staff
Source: The Institute for the Future Searching for Signals: Tips & Tricks from IFTF Staff
Jeremy Siegel: What’s Ahead for the Stock Market?
Encouraging news on a COVID-19 vaccine, “a good election outcome” and strong liquidity are positive signs for the year ahead, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Jeremy Siegel: What’s Ahead for the Stock Market?
What Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?
Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu, with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton What Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?
Why Companies and Skilled Workers Are Turning to On-Demand Work
Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School, and Allison Bailey, senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, say that the Covid-19 pandemic is only accelerating a recent trend of companies turning to digital talent platforms for highly skilled workers. The need for agility and specialized skills has more firms seeking help with projects. Meanwhile, more Read more about Why Companies and Skilled Workers Are Turning to On-Demand Work[…]
Women at Work: Too Shy to Be a Leader
Women at Work is a podcast from Harvard Business Review that looks at the struggles and successes of women in the workplace, hosted by HBR’s Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Emily Caulfield. In this episode, you’ll hear about the tension that comes from feeling like you are a shy person, but also an ambitious Read more about Women at Work: Too Shy to Be a Leader[…]
Three Best Practices to Create an Effective Innovation Council
Download the full PDF. DOWNLOAD While these activities are moving innovation from an opaque art to an increasingly mature discipline that can be managed professionally, it also has created a host of unique governance challenges related to prioritizing, coordinating and optimizing these investments. Some of the specific challenges leaders must address are: Prioritizing Read more about Three Best Practices to Create an Effective Innovation Council[…]
Marketing the Future: How Data Analytics Is Changing
Data analytics is at an inflection point as growing concerns about security, privacy, bias and regulation bump up against the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Marketing the Future: How Data Analytics Is Changing
Conscious Capitalism: Giving All Stakeholders a Seat at the Table
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Conscious Capitalism: Giving All Stakeholders a Seat at the Table
Best Virtual Office Services
For small business owners, virtual office services offer all the advantages of renting office space without the rent. Most virtual offices offer similar baseline services, including a professional mailing address with mail forwarding, a phone number with voicemail services and (often) a receptionist, and usually physical office space with wi-fi for meetings and on-site Read more about Best Virtual Office Services[…]