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The Internet of Things Is Creating Smart Airports

Daniel Burrus

The technology failures that caused the widely publicized shutdowns of both Southwest and Delta Airlines in 2016 underscored the very real need to update aging IT infrastructure. Thanks to new technology, many other aspects of airline travel have definitely improved. The tools that we ourselves carry have also improved airline travel.

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Smisek’s United Ouster – Were You Really Surprised?

Adam Hartung

Smisek organized the merger of Continental (his former employer) with United, creating the world’s largest airline at the time, things have not gone well. Since announcing the merger in 2010, more has gone wrong than right at United: Computer glitches have hounded the airline. ” Sounds like a lot more internal focus.

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What is Digital Transformation in Business and Why is it Important?

Moves the Needle

The term began gaining popularity in the corporate world around 2013, and since then, digital transformation has become synonymous with the digitization of customer-facing products. Google Search Data for the phrase “digital transformation” from Google Trends. Culture comes out of structure.

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Evolution of Hyperloop: Propelling innovation the Elon Musk way

hackerearth

He said the price for a ticket would rival that of an economy airline flight. While it will take another 6-9 months for the project to begin, we took a look at something similar and audacious he had proposed a few years earlier—the Hyperloop. Critiquing without a solution is just complaining. Musk, being who he is, proposed a solution.

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Game Changers: How Citizen Science and Gamification Are Transforming the Business World

Qmarkets

The ‘Globe at Night’ project – run by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory – recruited citizen scientists to help assess light pollution levels. Crowdsourcing company HeroX provides a platform for citizen driven innovation and science projects in conjunction with the Nasa Tournaments Lab.