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Ten Ways to Develop Logical Thinking, Ten Ways to Develop Lateral Thinking

Destination Innovation

Learn problem analysis methods such as six sigma and why, why. Read a random book or magazine. Here are ten ways to develop your logical thinking skills. Play chess. Solve soduko puzzles. Make lists, analyse your work, break it down into smaller tasks. Learn critical path methods. Study Mathematics. Study German or Latin.

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Avoiding Analysis Paralysis

Michael Roberto

University of Chicago Professor Sanjog Misra commented to the business school's magazine about the problem of analysis paralysis. He teaches a class focused on the use of algorithms and data analysis in marketing. One of my interpretations of Peter Kennedy’s 10 commandments about data analysis is, “Thou Shall Not Fish.”

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Use Intuition for Innovation Just Like Apple and Target

Leapfrogging

Many people debate the merits of data analysis versus intuition. When we find ourselves staring at a lot of data, statistics, or mind-numbing charts and graphs, we’ve taken a step too far into the analysis zone. Magazine, a leading keynote speaker and the founder of Praxie.com. It’s not an either-or issue.

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CFOs, Leadership Development, and the Cost of Losing Talent

Michael Roberto

Source: Forbes.com Michael Pickrum has written a good article for CFO magazine titled, "The CFO's Role in Leadership Development." He writes, Use data and more holistic analysis to aid better decision-making. Apply your visionary eye to this analysis. The CFO can and should play a vital role.

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Eleven Reasons for the UK’s Poor Productivity

Destination Innovation

We have critical skill shortages in engineering, software, data analysis and IT. Only 37 per cent of UK workers surveyed felt they were encouraged to be innovative and fewer than half felt valued at work, according to HR magazine. Low skills. Who is going to design and program the robots? Resistance to change. Poor management.

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Fighting Decision Fatigue

Michael Roberto

Source: Discover Magazine Rachel Feintzeig has written a Wall Street Journal article this week titled " Decision Fatigue is Real: Here's How to Beat it This Year." They can help leaders overcome analysis paralysis. So, who then will serve as your experienced and trustworthy confidante?

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The Hyper-personalization Data and Privacy Debate?-?Solved

Tullio Siragusa

Therefore, in product marketing, doing a lot of research and analysis and talking to customers is essential. While traditional marketing uses traditional media like magazines and newspapers, digital marketing uses digital media, such as social media or websites. Traditional marketing refers to any type of marketing that isn’t online.

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