Idea to Value
JANUARY 4, 2022
Have you ever worked for a manager or boss who did not want to hear bad news? In organsiations which suffer from the ostrich effect, it is not just that bad news is ignored. Two examples where leadership failed to take on board bad news are Volkswagen and Nokia. These organisations might then suffer from the Ostrich Effect.
Idea to Value
AUGUST 10, 2021
One area where Goodhart’s Law gets even more dangerous is in target-based software development, especially Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In 2015, Google used machine learning to let Google Photos tag faces of friends in uploaded photos. That way it could not die. However, other examples are not so harmless.
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Destination Innovation
AUGUST 3, 2017
In 2010 the British Government set up a Behaviourial Insights Team (BIT), which became known as the ‘Nudge Unit’ Its aim was to save at least ten times its running cost. In 2013 the BIT sent out thousands of letters to school students from poor backgrounds, who typically did not apply to top universities.
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 18, 2016
Interestingly, the pace of innovation stands among the top three risks in 2015 and tops along with regulatory risk, the list foreseen in 2018. Embedding risk management and innovation competence within the structures developed. Risk is becoming an evolving capability. To quote the specific parts.
Paul Hobcraft
MAY 18, 2016
Interestingly, the pace of innovation stands among the top three risks in 2015 and tops along with regulatory risk, the list foreseen in 2018. Embedding risk management and innovation competence within the structures developed. Risk is becoming an evolving capability. To quote the specific parts.
IdeaScale
APRIL 7, 2021
If a company developed a way of doing things in 2015, then it was likely the ideal one at the time. Technology improves; companies grow and tap into new resources; new people are hired and incorporated into the team; the standard of innovation and best practices for entire industries can shift dramatically.
Paul Hobcraft
JANUARY 14, 2016
The latest one for 2015 is here. Shared language : tools align teams around a visual concept, making complex ideas clearer with an image. Get the facts : Every tool has strengths and weaknesses. Tracking the trends on Management Tools. They have made 15 surveys over the years and reported on the top 25 tools of each year.
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