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Prepare for the New Permanent Temp

Harvard Business Review

The fastest-growing segments of America''s job market — by far — are temporary and part-time employment. Amazon has its below-the-radar " Mechanical Turk " workplace market. Technology doesn''t just facilitate automation and innovation; it makes contingent, temporary and part-time job markets more efficient and effective.

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Stop Talking About Social and Do It

Harvard Business Review

Human Resources" have changed when most of the people who create value for your organization are neither hired nor paid by you. This can change how we organize every single part of these organizations — from what we make, to how we product and distribute, to how we market and sell. Disrupting How We Work.

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Three Year-End Innovation Takeaways from Asia

Harvard Business Review

Silicon Valley remains the global hot spot of innovation, and America continues to churn out innovative companies like Groupon and Bloom Energy. Chinese companies like BYD are well positioned to lead the electrical vehicle market. And India's nation of entrepreneurs is driving change in market after market.

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3 Changes Retailers Need to Make to Survive

Harvard Business Review

For example, by pulling together people from finance, human resources, sales, and other product-related departments, one retailer figured out how the company could operate with one-third fewer employees in its stores. When CEOs lead these meetings, teams can raise any issues, big or small, and get them resolved in minutes.

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The Right Way for an Established Firm to Do an Innovation Pilot with a Startup

Harvard Business Review

Precisely because it doesn’t try to do too much, it appears less risky, less threatening, and less disruptive. Pilots become the least disruptive way for enabling disruptive innovation partnerships. They make collaborative learning simpler, safer, and more scalable.

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Competing with Platforms That Ignore the Law

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile, Zenefits modernizes human resources workflows with slick software to replace outdated paper. In general, Airbnb seems to attract the most price-sensitive customers, so it might seem that a midrange hotel should move up-market, adding amenities to attract customers less interested in Airbnb. Who could resist?

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Whitney Johnson – Author of the critically acclaimed: Disrupt Yourself. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Leads Tuck’s incredibly innovative coaching program.