Business Forecasting

Grant McCracken, an anthropologist who now trains some of the world's biggest companies and consulting firms, argues that the CCO would keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary cultural trends, from sneakers to slow food to preppies, while developing a systematic understanding of the deep waves of culture in America and the world. The CCOs professionalism would allow the corporation to see coming changes, even when they only exist as the weakest of signals.

America has been through the biggest financial crisis since the great Depression, unemployment numbers are frightening, median wages have been flat since the 1970s, and it is common to expect that things will get worse before they get better. Certainly, the multidecade stagnation is not yet over. How will we get out of this mess?

How will we live well in a super-networked, information-soaked, yet predictably irrational world? The only way to know is to understand how the way we think is changing. As economist Tyler Cowen boldly shows in Create Your Own Economy, the way we think now is changing more rapidly than it has in a very long time. Not since the Industrial Revolution has a man-made creation - in this case, the World Wide Web - so greatly influenced the way our minds work and our human potential.

Are you ready to transform your business ideas into actionable results? Do you want to unlock the secrets of visionary leadership and drive your organization toward unprecedented success? In Turn Vision Into Reality, bestselling author and leadership expert Chris Moore presents a practical, step-by-step guide to aligning your vision with strategic execution, building high-performance teams, and achieving breakthrough results.

The right pricing strategy can change the entire trajectory of a business, a market, and even society at large. To help you create your best pricing strategy efficiently and confidently, two leaders from BCG are introducing fresh perspectives on pricing that take you far beyond the realm of mind-numbing numbers.

What explains the massive worldwide success of video games such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Pokemon Go? Game companies and their popularity are poorly understood and often ignored from the standpoint of traditional business strategy. What lessons can we draw from its major successes and failures about the future of entertainment?

「答えがないのに、ゴールを示すべき」 というジレンマを、誰もが抱えている

そのビジョンは、「現在の自分たち」を勇気づけ、 主体性と創造性を解放しようとしているか？ 日々のプロセスを問い直すものとなっているか？

Starting with the publication of their seminal bestseller, Future Shock, Alvin and Heidi Toffler have given millions of listeners new ways to think about personal life in today’s high-speed world with its constantly changing, seemingly random impacts on our businesses, governments, families and daily lives. Now, writing with the same rare grasp and clarity that made their earlier books classics, the Tofflers turn their attention to the revolution in wealth now sweeping the planet. And once again, they provide a penetrating, coherent way to make sense of the seemingly senseless.

Obwohl Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) derzeit in aller Munde ist, setzen bislang nur wenige Unternehmen die Technologie wirklich erfolgreich ein. Der Experte für KI-Implementierung im Unternehmen Dr. Tawia Odoi erklärt verständlich, was sich hinter KI verbirgt und welche immensen Vorteile sie gegenüber herkömmlicher Software bietet. Ihm geht es darum, Berührungsängste abzubauen und KI endlich zu verstehen und anzuwenden. Sein Hörbuch zeigt die treibenden Kräfte auf und benennt auch mögliche Hindernisse.

In an ever-evolving world filled with complex challenges and intricate puzzles, the ability to think dynamically and systematically is nothing short of a superpower. "Learn To Think in Systems: Mastering the Art of Dynamic Thinking for Complex Challenges" is your indispensable guide to unleashing this superpower and navigating the intricate web of interconnections that shape our lives.

仕事ができる人は、みな「数学的」だった！生産性・評価・信頼、すべてが爆上がり！

What do the Dyson vacuum cleaner, Starbucks, Instagram, GoPro, Facebook, and Lululemon yoga pants have in common? Every one of them was the result not of data-driven analytics or corporate brainstorming sessions but a hunch - the intuitive understanding of a deep unmet need. Anxiety over "being more innovative" leads entrepreneurs to create solutions in search of problems. But what if you could use your intuition to identify an existing problem that's begging for a solution?

Finding financial investors is not enough. Money is only the starting point. Any investments in your company must be used intelligently and purposefully, or it will just be money down the drain. What you need is a proven methodology for getting your company from where it is now to where you dream of it being. Accelerating Growth describes how The Management System makes that possible.

Based on extensive primary research conducted over more than fifteen years, this book documents the differential contribution of HP's successive CEOs in sustaining the company's integral process of becoming. It uses a comprehensive strategic leadership framework to examine and explain the role of the CEO: (1) defining and executing the key tasks of strategic leadership, and (2) developing four key elements of the company's strategic leadership capability.

Ter acesso à informação nunca foi tão fácil. Apesar disso, enfrenta-se no dia a dia o desafio de saber o que é relevante em meio a um volume cada vez maior de dados. Entre as diferentes notícias, opiniões e pesquisas que chegam ao conhecimento da população, como identificar o que é útil no momento de traçar um plano, de se preparar para determinado acontecimento, de acertar uma previsão? Para o economista Nate Silver, garantir a qualidade da informação é o primeiro passo.

This book provides the road map business owners need to build massive value and start moving toward a successful transition.

「コミュニティを制すものはビジネスを制す。」顧客と企業をつなぐ「コミュニティ」形成の有効性・活用法を、大手企業を中心に200社以上へのコミュニティ導入実績を持つ筆者がノウハウとともに解説。

◆「知りませんでした」「無知でした」「そんなことできるのですか……」「倒産させない会社を作ること」をミッションに500社以上の会社を経営危機から救ってきた税理士が、経営者が頭を悩ませるリアルな53の「選択」に答える！

The marketplace and allocation of internal resources are both increasingly competitive. Safety strategies of the future must align with evolving business goals. Will your company's safety efforts keep up with the demands of the future? Emerging trends are becoming increasing visible regarding how safety is viewed, thought of, strategically managed, and how progress is measured. Moreover, the cast of characters, the roles they play, and accountability for responsibilities are evolving, all for the better.

In the world of business, success is hard-earned and requires discipline, persistence, and a proven framework. That's where The 100 Rules of Business comes in. This comprehensive guide is grounded in rigorous actions that will help you build and grow a successful business in any niche. But the key to success is taking action. That's why these 100 rules are designed as actionable steps that you can follow in every stage of your business journey.