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Origin Story of The first CT scan (Republished from The Conversation

Rmukesh Gupta

He practiced his trade at EMI – the company would become better known for selling Beatles albums , but started out as Electric and Music Industries, with a focus on electronics and electrical engineering. Hounsfield’s natural talents propelled him to lead the team building the most advanced mainframe computer available in Britain.

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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

hackerearth

“The iPod certainly raised the awareness of Apple and opened up the brand to consumers that may have had misconceptions about the Mac and may not have considered it in the past,” said industrial analyst Ross Rubin. Disruption just wasn’t working for the Billund-based company. Bionicle” was the only saving grace.

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Organizational Design: Clearing the Runway for Collaboration and Breakthrough Thinking

Innovation Excellence

Most industries in today’s world run on a balance of sophisticated computer systems and skilled people to use them. Technology has allowed numerous industries to grow at a rapid pace and has streamlined countless business processes…but it still can’t learn, design, and discover the way people can. Ake et al, 2004; pg 266).

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