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Economic Inequality, Part 1: Where We Are and Why ">
Economic Inequality, Part 1: Where We Are and Why
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Business, Ethics & Society

Economic Inequality, Part 1: Where We Are and Why

EPIC: An Effectuation Boot Camp for Startups in Bangalore ">
EPIC: An Effectuation Boot Camp for Startups in Bangalore
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

EPIC: An Effectuation Boot Camp for Startups in Bangalore

Does a Crisis Lurk in the Shadows? ">
Does a Crisis Lurk in the Shadows?
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Finance & Accounting

Does a Crisis Lurk in the Shadows?

11 Key Characteristics of a Global Business Leader ">
11 Key Characteristics of a Global Business Leader
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Leadership & Management

11 Key Characteristics of a Global Business Leader

Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
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Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age

We are on the leading edge of a technology tsunami – the convergence of artificial intelligence, the "internet of things," virtual and augmented reality, nanotechnology, etc. – that will transform how we live and how we work. This will create challenges and opportunities for every individual and every organization. In the workplace, humans will be needed to do the types of tasks that the smart technology won’t be able to do well: higher order critical, innovative and creative thinking and high emotional engagement with other human beings.

The Smart Machine Age presents two big challenges. How do individuals overcome their natural cognitive and emotional proclivities in order to excel in uniquely human ways? And what type of work environment best enables that kind of human excellence?

This collection brings together short articles that focus on the individual journey and the organizational journey to Human Excellence.

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    Edward D. Hess

Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age: An Introduction ">
tech tsunami
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age: An Introduction

How to Outthink the Robots: Social and Emotional Intelligence ">
How to Outthink the Robots: Social and Emotional Intelligence
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

How to Outthink the Robots: Social and Emotional Intelligence

Learn Better Than the Competition: A Learn or Die Lesson ">
Learn Better Than the Competition: A Learn or Die Lesson
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Learn Better Than the Competition: A Learn or Die Lesson

The Importance of Failure to Success: The Challenge of Innovation ">
The Importance of Failure to Success: The Challenge of Innovation
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

The Importance of Failure to Success: The Challenge of Innovation

Fear: The Big Inhibitor of Innovation and Transformation ">
Fear: The Big Inhibitor of Innovation and Transformation
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Leadership & Management

Fear: The Big Inhibitor of Innovation and Transformation

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