Posts Categorized: Part 5 Managing Technology and Information

Quitting Is Contagious. How You Can Prevent It from Spreading at Your Company

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Description: Even the best-run companies can succumb to a mass exodus of employees. It’s not an inevitability, though. Source: INC.com Date: Nov 22, 2021 Link: https://www.inc.com/rebecca-deczynski/quitting-contagion-retaining-employees-advice-great-resignation.html Questions for discussion: What is meant by the term “quitting contagion”? What are the key recommendations presented? Do you think these actions would be effective? What else would you… Read more »

The metaverse is investable — and it’s going to be big, says tech billionaire

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Description: The so-called metaverse has a “big time” investment case, according to Puerto Rican billionaire businessman Orlando Bravo. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 15, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/15/orlando-bravo-metaverse-is-investable-and-its-going-to-be-very-big.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What is the metaverse concept? What are some design applications? How should investors regard this emerging field?

NVIDIA Vice President explains the Omniverse

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Description: Richard Kerris, NVIDIA Vice President of Omniverse Platform discusses NVIDIA’s plans for the Omniverse and how it will be used. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Nov 10, 2021 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/nvidia-vice-president-explains-omniverse-223559990.html?contentType=VIDEO Questions for discussion: What are the business interests in these virtual technologies and platforms? How can you envision future business activities making use… Read more »

Used car bonanza revving up in Canada

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Description: There is a pandemic-fuelled bonanza for used cars in Canada that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon — with players in the market, new and old, taking notice. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 09, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/used-car-bonanza-revving-up-in-canada-1.1679215 Questions for discussion: What is the business model? Explain the success of the… Read more »

Former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Warns About Future Of Artificial Intelligence

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Description: Former Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt warns that the artificial intelligence (AI) of the future will be much more powerful than today, and will have the ability to manipulate people in ways that some might not have imagined. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Nov 04, 2021 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/368352/former-google-chairman-eric-schmidt-warns-about-fu.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&PostID=40989396&MessageRunDetailID=6961776158 Questions for discussion: What does Eric Schmidt… Read more »

Facebook ‘knew what it was doing,’ former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says

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Description: Facebook’s conduct revealed in leaked documents is “pretty concerning,” said former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, who called for companies in the tech industry to show more restraint. Source: FinancialPost.com/Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 05, 2021 Link: https://financialpost.com/technology/facebook-knew-what-it-was-doing-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-says Questions for discussion: What does the judgmental comment by Eric Schmidt say about the issues facing Facebook?… Read more »

Americans are buying Teslas, not EVs, but experts say that’s about to change

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Description: Americans aren’t buying electric vehicles, they’re buying Teslas. That’s been a relatively true statement for U.S. consumers in recent years, with Tesla accounting for the majority of EVs sold, including 79% in 2020, according to IHS Markit. But that’s starting to change as so-called traditional automakers and start-ups invest billions in a slew of new electric vehicles to compete… Read more »

What would it take for advertisers to leave Facebook?

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Description: What would it take for advertisers to leave Facebook? Source: eMarketer.com Date: Oct 12, 2021 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/what-would-take-advertisers-leave-facebook?mkt_tok=ODY3LVNMRy05MDEAAAGAPMQirm2UR5aLb4BqZHfm-M7_B8X1LP_rSzlJS5AQNaBgRzfItC2iWsNqYLPREWqg_WyXLT2VEPzM05NpPCVYE8Za-NJokEZRaCMa9ZfKwH2Twyg Questions for discussion: What does the article say about attitudes toward advertising on FB? Do you think this analysis is fair and correct? What might cause a change to this assessment, in your opinion? ?

David Schonthal On Innovation And New Ideas – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast

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Description: David Schonthal is a Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches courses in new venture creation, design thinking, business acquisition, healthcare entrepreneurship, corporate innovation and creativity. He also serves as the Faculty Director of Kellogg’s Zell Fellows Program, a selective venture accelerator program designed to help student entrepreneurs. Outside… Read more »

Americans: Facebook Contributing To National Health Crisis, Should Be Regulated Like A Drug

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Description: The vast majority of Americans feel social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are addictive to them personally, are contributing to a national health crisis and should be regulated the way potentially harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco are, according to a flash poll conducted late last week by MediaPost and Pollfish. Source: MediaPost.com… Read more »