When People Don’t Trust Algorithms
University of Chicago’s Berkeley Dietvorst explains why we can’t let go of human judgment — to our own detriment.
Decision-Making
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Developing Strategy
Harnessing the Secret Structure of Innovation
Innovation success is the result of a deliberate search using key information signals.
Developing Strategy
Building a More Intelligent Enterprise
Companies should blend the power of computers with insights into human decision making.
Leadership Skills
A Leader’s List for 2017
These dozen commitments guide how I’ll make decisions, engage with others, and focus on what matters.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Why Your Company Needs Data Translators
Miscommunications between decision makers and data scientists are common. Enter the data translator.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Duped by Data
A series of small errors in data can lead to major mistakes.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
A Data-Driven Approach to Customer Relationships
South Africa’s Nedbank uses analytics to help its clients reassess their customer relationships.
Disruption
Every Company Is a Tech Company and Tech Is No Longer an Industry
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
AI & Machine Learning
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Executive Decision Making?
Management still requires a human touch, no matter how smart our machines have become.
Leadership Skills
Stop Jumping to Solutions!
To get the best results from a decision matrix, managers should expand the options used to frame it.
Developing Strategy
How Scenario Planning Influences Strategic Decisions
New research finds scenario-based decision making helps increase executives’ strategic flexibility.
IT Governance & Leadership
“Information” vs “Communication”: The Battle to Influence Decision Making
Raffaella Sadun explains how two traditionally connected technologies seem to pull companies in opposing directions
Climate Change
Tradeoffs in Sustainability-Oriented Innovations
The sustainability tradeoff isn’t just profit vs. planet — it’s also short term vs. long term.
Managing Your Career
What Companies Should Learn About Social Media From American Politics
Companies looking to social media for guidance in decision making should be wary of the “filter bubble” effect.
Dare to be Digital: Transforming Your Workplace
Many companies know they need to transition to a digital workplace, but they’re finding it difficult.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Better Decision Making with Objective Data is Impossible
As businesses become increasingly data-focused, it’s important to recognize that data is only as good as the analysis it’s put through.
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The Human Factor in Analytics Success
By skillfully managing the human side of its analytics strategy, Intermountain Healthcare empowers doctors and other users to make data-driven process changes that improve business results and patient outcomes.
Leadership Skills
Staying in the Know
How can executives best distinguish usable information from distracting noise?
Data & Data Culture
General Mills Builds Up Big Data to Answer Big Questions
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Leadership Skills
How to Manage Too Many Good Choices
It’s easier to make good decisions if you remove yourself from information overload and consider choices more abstractly.